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US Plant Patent PP16561

Dordogne

Lily plant named ‘Dordogne’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 9, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 27, 2023. This patent earned 12 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16561, the photograph of Dordogne printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16561, 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
PP16561
Filed
June 27, 2003
Granted
May 23, 2006
Expires
July 9, 2023
Inventor
VAN DER VOORT CEES A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lily plant named ‘Dordogne’ characterized by its large, upright, hot pink flowers with yellow and white center colors, and vigorous growth.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Lily plant named ‘Dordogne’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16561 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.