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US Plant Patent PP18968

Rainbow

Geranium plant named ‘Rainbow’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 14, 2027.

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 PP18968, the photograph of Rainbow printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18968, 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
PP18968
Filed
February 14, 2007
Granted
June 24, 2008
Expires
February 14, 2027
Assignee
COMPASS PLANTS B V
Inventor
KRAMER HANS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Rainbow’, characterized by its upright and broadly outwardly spreading plant habit; basal branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; purple violet, purple and light purple tri-colored flowers with dark 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 ‘Rainbow’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18968 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.