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US Plant Patent PP12810

Guinost

Geranium plant named ‘Guinost’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 27, 2019. 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 PP12810, the photograph of Guinost printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12810, 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
PP12810
Filed
May 27, 1999
Granted
July 30, 2002
Expires
May 27, 2019
Assignee
QUILLAN FRERES ETS
Inventor
GUILLOU BERNARD; GUILLOU JACQUES; GUILLOU MAURICE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Guinost’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; slightly zoned and small leaves; numerous long-lasting dark hot pink-colored semi-double to double flowers; basal branching; high yield of cuttings; early flowering; continuous flowering throughout the summer; and foliage tolerant to rain, wind and stress conditions.

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 ‘Guinost’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12810 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.