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US Plant Patent PP13257

Melody Dora

Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Dora’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 10, 2021. 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 PP13257, the photograph of Melody Dora printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13257, 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
PP13257
Filed
August 10, 2001
Granted
November 19, 2002
Expires
August 10, 2021
Assignee
VERWER GEB
Inventor
VAN RUITEN JAN

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Dora’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit, full and dense plants; freely flowering habit; decorative inflorescence form with inflorescences positioned just above the foliage; red and yellow bi-colored ray florets; excellent garden performance; and excellent inflorescence longevity.

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 Dora’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13257 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.