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US Plant Patent PP15189

Kimberly

Gardenia plant named ‘Kimberly’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 29, 2022. 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 PP15189, the photograph of Kimberly printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15189, 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
PP15189
Filed
August 29, 2002
Granted
September 28, 2004
Expires
August 29, 2022
Inventor
BARENDSE NICOLAAS WILHELMUS JO

Abstract

A new and distinct Gardenia plant named ‘Kimberly’ characterized by having dark green glossy leaves, somewhat sinuated leaves, large white flowers, fast growth rate, and good branch production.

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 Gardenia plant named ‘Kimberly’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15189 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.