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US Plant Patent PP26298

Meipeporia

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meipeporia’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 28, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 4, 2033. This patent earned 175 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26298, the photograph of Meipeporia printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26298, 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
PP26298
Filed
December 4, 2013
Granted
January 12, 2016
Expires
May 28, 2034
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
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 dark red double blossoms with a particularly impressive blooming propensity in the autumn. The growth habit is bushy and strong vegetation is formed. The vegetation is very dense dark green and bears a matte finish on the upper surface. The disease tolerance is very good particularly with respect to Botrytis . 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 dark red double blossoms commonly with a particularly impressive blooming propensity in the autumn, (c) exhibits very dense dark green foliage with a matte finish on the upper surface, (d) exhibits very good tolerance to disease, particularly with respect to Botrytis , and (e) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as shown and described.

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