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US Plant Patent PP13216

VK 41

Dahlia plant named ‘VK 41’

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 PP13216, the photograph of VK 41 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13216, 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
PP13216
Filed
August 10, 2001
Granted
November 12, 2002
Expires
August 10, 2021
Assignee
VERWER GEB
Inventor
VERWER AAD W M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘VK 41’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit, full and dense plants; freely flowering habit; decorative inflorescence form with inflorescences held above the foliage on strong peduncles; pink and yellow bi-colored ray florets that are purple when developing; 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 ‘VK 41’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13216 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.