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US Plant Patent PP16233

Zembla Sunny

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zembla Sunny’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 9, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 18, 2024. This patent earned 83 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16233, the photograph of Zembla Sunny printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16233, 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
PP16233
Filed
August 18, 2004
Granted
February 7, 2006
Expires
November 9, 2024
Assignee
DELIFLOR ROYALTIES BV
Inventor
POST ARIE GERARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zembla Sunny’, characterized by its decorative-type inflorescences with dark yellow-colored ray florets; freely flowering habit; early and uniform flowering response; 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 ‘Zembla Sunny’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16233 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.