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US Plant Patent PP19249

Red Romance

Dianthus plant named ‘Red Romance’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 17, 2027.

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 PP19249, the photograph of Red Romance printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19249, 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
PP19249
Filed
October 17, 2007
Granted
September 16, 2008
Expires
October 17, 2027
Assignee
CLIFFORD JOHN K, CLIFFORD KEN J
Inventor
CLIFFORD JOHN K; CLIFFORD KEN J

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dianthus barbatus, ‘Red Romance’, a sport of Dianthus barbatus ‘Heart Attack’, characterized by its bright strawberry red flowers held on sturdy stems, its clean, deep green foliage, its perennial plant habit, and its vigorous growth habit.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dianthus barbatus plant named ‘Red Romance’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19249 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.