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US Plant Patent PP15896

Simplon

Lily plant named ‘Simplon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 19, 2019. 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 3 of US plant patent PP15896, the photograph of Simplon printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP15896, 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
PP15896
Filed
July 19, 1999
Granted
July 26, 2005
Expires
July 19, 2019
Inventor
VAN DER VOORT CEES A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lily plant named ‘Simplon’ characterized by having large, upright flowers, white flower color, contrasting reddish brown pollen, and vigorous growth habit.

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 ‘Simplon’ having a vigorous growth habitat and upright, white flowers, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15896 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.