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US Plant Patent PP12884

Melody Bolero

Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Bolero’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 19, 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 1 of US plant patent PP12884, the photograph of Melody Bolero printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12884, 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
PP12884
Filed
April 19, 2000
Granted
August 27, 2002
Expires
April 19, 2020
Assignee
VERWER F GEB
Inventor
VERWER AAD W M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Bolero’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green foliage; freely flowering habit; decorative inflorescence form with inflorescences positioned above the foliage; red-colored ray florets; and excellent garden 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 ‘Melody Bolero’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12884 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.