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US Plant Patent PP29304

Prince Charles

Gardenia plant named ‘Prince Charles’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 5, 2037.

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 PP29304, the photograph of Prince Charles printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29304, 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
PP29304
Filed
April 5, 2017
Granted
May 22, 2018
Expires
April 5, 2037
Inventor
DARK THOMAS PHILIP

Abstract

A new and distinct Gardenia cultivar named ‘Prince Charles’ which is characterized by the combination of a compact and freely-branching growth habit, dense foliage, recurrent flowering from spring until dormancy, an abundance of white double flowers with a sweet fragrance, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Gardenia plant named ‘Prince Charles’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29304 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.