US Plant Patent PP19506

Melinda

Geranium plant named ‘Melinda’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 4, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP19506
Filed: December 4, 2007
Granted: November 25, 2008
Expires: December 4, 2027
Assignee: RIJNBEEK ANTHONIUS PHILIPPUS MARIA
Inventor: RIJNBEEK ANTHONIUS PHILIPPUS MARIA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Melinda’, characterized by its upright plant habit; strong growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; light pink-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Geranium plant named ‘Melinda’ as illustrated and described.

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