US Plant Patent PP16920

Genfipurple

Geranium plant named ‘Genfipurple’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 19, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 17, 2025. This patent earned 63 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16920, the photograph of Genfipurple printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16920, 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: PP16920
Filed: May 17, 2005
Granted: August 1, 2006
Expires: July 19, 2025
Assignee: NILLI ENDISCH GBR
Inventor: ENDISCH GERD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Genfipurple’ that is characterized by semi-double purple red flowers, medium green foliage, a moderate growth habit and an early to medium flower response.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Geranium plant named ‘Genfipurple’ as described and illustrated.

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