US Plant Patent PP3999
White Stardom
Chrysanthemum plant
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired December 28, 1993. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 2, 1996, but this patent ends 735 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.
The record
- Patent number
- PP3999
- Filed
- January 2, 1976
- Granted
- December 28, 1976
- Expires
- December 28, 1993
- Inventor
- FUESS JANET A
Abstract
1. A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant known by the cultivar name White Stardom and particularly characterized by the combined characteristics of daisy inflorescence type; white ray floret color; diameter across face of inflorescence of 1.75 inches up to 2.25 inches when fully expanded; a natural season flowering date of September 25; relatively compact growth habit with good spread; prolific flowering; response period of approximately 7 weeks, and excellent keeping quality.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant known by the cultivar name White Stardom and particularly characterized by the combined characteristics of daisy inflorescence type; white ray floret color; diameter across face of inflorescence of 1.75 inches up to 2.25 inches when fully expanded; a natural season flowering date of September 25; relatively compact growth habit with good spread; prolific flowering; response period of approximately 7 weeks, and excellent keeping quality.
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