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US Plant Patent PP16159

Maestro Pink

Geranium plant named ‘Maestro Pink’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 24, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 21, 2024. This patent earned 33 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16159, the photograph of Maestro Pink printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16159, 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
PP16159
Filed
September 21, 2004
Granted
December 13, 2005
Expires
October 24, 2024
Assignee
OGLEVEE LTD
Inventor
LEMON DAVID G

Abstract

‘Maestro Pink’ is a new variety of geranium having a compact habit, early and free flowering, very good outdoor performance, and brightly colored watermelon pink 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 Pink’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16159 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.