US Plant Patent PP17969

Maestro Deep Lavender

Geranium plant named ‘Maestro Deep Lavender’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 18, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 194 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17969, the photograph of Maestro Deep Lavender printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17969, 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: PP17969
Filed: July 8, 2005
Granted: August 28, 2007
Expires: January 18, 2026
Assignee: OGLEVEE LTD
Inventor: LEMON DAVID G

Abstract

‘Maestro Deep Lavender’ is a new variety of geranium having a free flowering, excellent greenhouse and outdoor performance, and deep lavender colored flowers.

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 ‘Maestro Deep Lavender’ as herein described and illustrated.

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