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US Plant Patent PP26297

Meiajbeth

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meiajbeth’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 26, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 3, 2033. This patent earned 174 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26297, the photograph of Meiajbeth printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26297, 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
PP26297
Filed
December 3, 2013
Granted
January 12, 2016
Expires
May 26, 2034
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant is provided that commonly commences blooming medium in the season and forms abundantly and substantially continuously attractive near white suffused with red single blossoms. The growth habit is bushy, and strong vegetation is formed. The vegetation is dark green and bears a glossy aspect on the upper surface. The tolerance to disease is good, particularly with respect to Marsonia. The plant is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following characteristics: (a) displays a bushy growth habit with strong vegetation, (b) forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive near white suffused with red single blossoms, (c) exhibits dense dark green foliage with a glossy aspect on the upper surface, (d) displays good disease tolerance particularly with respect to Marsonia, and (e) is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as shown and described.

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