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US Plant Patent PP14124

Carol

Geranium plant named ‘Carol’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 1, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 25, 2021. This patent earned 37 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14124, the photograph of Carol printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14124, 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
PP14124
Filed
June 25, 2001
Granted
September 2, 2003
Expires
August 1, 2021
Assignee
FUTURE PLANTS V O F
Inventor
LOWE CARL

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Carol’, characterized by its compact plant habit; numerous purple-colored flowers; and long flowering period.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Carol’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14124 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.