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US Plant Patent PP16833

Yellow Watch

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yellow Watch’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 17, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 5, 2025. This patent earned 12 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16833, the photograph of Yellow Watch printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16833, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP16833
Filed
May 5, 2005
Granted
July 18, 2006
Expires
May 17, 2025
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yellow Watch’, characterized by its upright cut Chrysanthemum that is usually grown as a disbud-type; dark green-colored foliage; decorative-type inflorescences; quill to spoon-shaped and bright yellow-colored ray florets; response time about 9.5 weeks; strong flowering stems; and good postproduction longevity.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yellow Watch’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16833 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.