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US Plant Patent PP13785

Springtime

Geranium plant named ‘Springtime’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 6, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP13785, the photograph of Springtime printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13785, 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
PP13785
Filed
May 6, 2002
Granted
May 6, 2003
Expires
May 6, 2022
Assignee
FUTURE PLANTS LICENTIE BV
Inventor
OUDOLF PETRUS HENDRICUS

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Springtime’, characterized by its upright plant habit; variegated leaves; and dark purple-colored flowers.

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 ‘Springtime’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13785 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.