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US Plant Patent PP19471

Meikatana

Hybrid Tea rose plant named ‘Meikatana’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 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 PP19471, the photograph of Meikatana printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19471, 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
PP19471
Filed
December 14, 2007
Granted
November 18, 2008
Expires
December 14, 2027
Assignee
MEILLAND INTERNAT S A
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided that forms in abundance on a nearly continuous basis attractive large double very velvety blossoms that are dark red in coloration. The vegetation is glossy dark green and contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The plant develops well on its own roots. Also, the plant forces well and is particularly well suited for cut flower production under greenhouse growing conditions.

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

1. A new and distinct Hybrid Tea rose plant characterized by the following characteristics: (a) forms in abundance on a nearly continuous basis attractive large double very velvety blossoms that are dark red in coloration, (b) displays rather dense glossy green foliage, (c) develops well on its own roots, and (d) is particularly well suited for cut flower production under greenhouse growing conditions; substantially as herein shown and described.

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