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US Plant Patent PP12948

Yoswift

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoswift’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 30, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 27, 2020. This patent earned 34 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12948, the photograph of Yoswift printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12948, 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
PP12948
Filed
December 27, 2000
Granted
September 10, 2002
Expires
January 30, 2021
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoswift’, characterized by its anemone-type inflorescences that are about 5.1 cm in diameter with large anemone centers; attractive white ray and dark purple-tipped disc florets; very freely flowering habit with numerous inflorescences per stem; early flowering, response time about 50 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoswift’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12948 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.