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US Plant Patent PP12860

Limousin

Dahlia plant named ‘Limousin’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 26, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 26, 2020. This patent earned 184 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12860, the photograph of Limousin printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12860, 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
PP12860
Filed
July 26, 2000
Granted
August 20, 2002
Expires
January 26, 2021
Inventor
RUIGROK FRANK N G

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Limousin’, 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; reddish purple-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 ‘Limousin’, as

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