US Plant Patent PP18740

WEKpurost

Climbing rose plant named ‘WEKpurost’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 29, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 13, 2026. This patent earned 46 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18740
Filed: November 13, 2006
Granted: April 22, 2008
Expires: December 29, 2026
Assignee: WEEKS WHOLESALE ROSE GROWER
Inventor: CARRUTH THOMAS F

Abstract

A new variety of Climbing rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of wine purple coloration.

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

1. A new and distinct Climbing rose plant of the variety substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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