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US Plant Patent PP14433

Wezgrey

Hybrid Tea rose plant named ‘Wezgrey’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 22, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 25, 2022, but this patent ends 549 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 PP14433, the photograph of Wezgrey printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14433, 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
PP14433
Filed
July 25, 2002
Granted
December 30, 2003
Expires
January 22, 2021
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
WEEKS O L

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which forms attractive double blossoms that are a blend of soft white and lavender. The plant exhibits an upright, vigorous and uniform growth habit, dense medium green foliage, and good disease resistance. The attractive medium green foliage contrasts nicely with the light-colored blossoms. The new plant growth commonly assumes a burgundy appearance. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape such as in parks and gardens. Cut flower production also is possible.

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 an upright, vigorous and uniform growth habit, (b) forms attractive double blossoms that are a blend of soft white and lavender, (c) forms dense medium green semi-glossy foliage that contrasts well with the light-colored blossoms, (d) exhibits good disease resistance, and (e) is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation;

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