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US Plant Patent PP12498

Bourgogne

Dahlia plant named ‘Bourgogne’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 26, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12498, the photograph of Bourgogne printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12498, 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
PP12498
Filed
July 26, 2000
Granted
March 26, 2002
Expires
July 26, 2020
Inventor
RUIGROK FRANK N G

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Bourgogne’, characterized by its upright, uniformly mounded and compact plant habit; freely branching habit, full and dense plants; continuous and freely flowering during the spring until fall; full inflorescences with multiple rows of ray florets; orange red-colored ray florets with bright yellow-colored disc florets; and excellent garden and patio container performance.

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 Dahlia plant named ‘Bourgogne’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12498 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.