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US Plant Patent PP22456

Midnight Clouds

Geranium plant named ‘Midnight Clouds’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 1, 2030.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22456, the photograph of Midnight Clouds printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22456, 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
PP22456
Filed
September 1, 2010
Granted
January 10, 2012
Expires
September 1, 2030
Inventor
KLINKHAMER LUCAS

Abstract

A new cultivar of Geranium , ‘Midnight Clouds’, characterized by its large, sturdy, dark purple-green leaves, its white-light pink flowers held on sturdy red stems, its long blooming season, and its resistance to powdery mildew.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Midnight Clouds’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22456 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.