US Plant Patent PP24027

Rise and Shine

Geranium plant named ‘Rise and Shine’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 17, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 10, 2032. This patent earned 128 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24027
Filed: February 10, 2012
Granted: November 12, 2013
Expires: June 17, 2032
Assignee: VAN NOORT MARCO
Inventor: VAN NOORT MARCO

Abstract

A new cultivar of Geranium wallichianum , ‘Rise and Shine’, characterized by its large flowers that are tri-color with purple veins; pale purple centers become purple-violet in the middle regions and purple on the outer regions, and by its lack of seed production.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Rise and Shine’ as herein illustrated and described.

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