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US Plant Patent PP23556

Meimasula

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meimasula’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 17, 2031.

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 PP23556, the photograph of Meimasula printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23556, 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
PP23556
Filed
August 17, 2011
Granted
April 23, 2013
Expires
August 17, 2031
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant is provided that abundantly forms on a substantially continuous basis attractive semi-double intense red blossoms having a darker smoked-red margin and a white eye. The vegetation is strong and a somewhat creeping growth habit is displayed. The plant lacks thorns during observations to date. Good tolerance to common diseases and pests is exhibited. The plant is particularly well suited for providing distinctive attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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) forms strong vegetation, (b) forms a somewhat creeping growth habit, (c) forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive semi-double intense red blossoms having a darker smoked-red margin and a white eye, (d) displays attractive dark green foliage with a glossy aspect on the upper surface, (e) lacks thorns during observations to date, (f) exhibits good tolerance to common diseases and pests, and (g) is particularly well suited for providing distinctive attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23556 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.