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US Plant Patent PP14435

Palampur Princess

Gladiolus plant named ‘Palampur Princess’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 4, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 26, 2022, but this patent ends 448 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14435, the photograph of Palampur Princess printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14435, 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
PP14435
Filed
July 26, 2002
Granted
December 30, 2003
Expires
May 4, 2021
Inventor
MUKHERJEE DEVASHISH; DHAYANI DEVENDRA; RANA JAICHAND

Abstract

A new variety of Gladiolus hybrida named ‘Palampur Princess’ is provided. Attractive flowers are formed in profusion in long spikes that are Dutch Vermillion with a center of Dresden Yellow in coloration. The growth habit is erect and substantially uniform. The leaves are dark green in coloration and contrast nicely with the bright flower coloration. The new variety is well suited for cut flower production and for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct Gladiolus hybrida plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits an erect and substantially uniform growth habit, (b) forms in profusion on long spikes attractive flowers that are Dutch Vermillion with a center of Dresden Yellow in coloration, (c) forms dark green leaves that contrast nicely with the bright flower coloration, and (d) is well suited for the production of cut flowers and for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape;

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14435 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.