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US Plant Patent PP18301

IP059

Ipomoea plant named ‘IP059’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 22, 2026. 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 PP18301, the photograph of IP059 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18301, 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
PP18301
Filed
May 22, 2006
Granted
December 11, 2007
Expires
May 22, 2026
Inventor
MESZAROS DEBRA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Ipomoea plant named ‘IP059’, characterized by its compact and mounding growth habit; freely branching plant habit; relatively small deeply dissected light green-colored foliage; and pink-colored flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct Ipomoea plant named ‘IP059’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18301 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.