US Plant Patent PP12580

Free Burgundy

Geranium plant named ‘Free Burgundy’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 12, 2021. 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 3 of US plant patent PP12580, the photograph of Free Burgundy printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12580, 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: PP12580
Filed: March 12, 2001
Granted: April 23, 2002
Expires: March 12, 2021
Assignee: GOLDSMITH PLANTS INC
Inventor: HANES MITCHELL EUGENE

Abstract

A geranium cultivar particularly distinguished by green foliage, burgundy flower color, and double flowers on large umbels, fast rooting and exhibits vigorous growth.

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 cultivar of geranium plant as shown and described herein.

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