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US Plant Patent PP13897

Meiceppus

Hybrid Tea rose plant named ‘Meiceppus’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 18, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 9, 2021. This patent earned 162 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13897, the photograph of Meiceppus printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13897, 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
PP13897
Filed
April 9, 2001
Granted
June 17, 2003
Expires
September 18, 2021
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which abundantly forms attractive fragrant double blossoms having an old-fashioned appearance that are light yellow-orange in coloration. The plant exhibits a semi-upright growth habit, dense medium green semi-glossy foliage, and very good disease resistance particularly with respect to Black Spot. The attractive medium green foliage contrasts nicely with the light-colored blossoms. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape such as in parks and gardens.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) Exhibits a semi-erect growth habit, (b) Abundantly forms attractive fragrant double blossoms having an old-fashioned appearance that are light yellow-orange in coloration, (c) Forms dense medium green semi-glossy foliage that contrasts well with the light-colored blossoms, (d) Exhibits very good resistance to Black Spot, and (e) Is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as herein shown and described.

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