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US Plant Patent PP12754

Select Yellow

Dahlia plant named ‘Select Yellow’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 2, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 1, 2021. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12754, the photograph of Select Yellow printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12754, 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
PP12754
Filed
March 1, 2001
Granted
July 2, 2002
Expires
March 2, 2021
Inventor
LOMMERSE HENRY

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Select Yellow’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely branching, full and dense plants; medium-sized semi-double type inflorescences; bright yellow-colored ray and disc florets; and good 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 ‘Select Yellow’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12754 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.