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US Plant Patent PP12543

Meiborco

Miniature rose plant named ‘Meiborco’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 1, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 28, 2020. This patent earned 34 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12543, the photograph of Meiborco printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12543, 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
PP12543
Filed
August 28, 2000
Granted
April 9, 2002
Expires
October 1, 2020
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the dwarf Miniature Class is provided which abundantly forms attractive double dark red blossoms that sometimes appear to be nearly black in coloration. The growth habit is low compact and bushy. Decorative very dense medium green semi-glossy foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the dark red blossoms. The new variety is well suited for pot forcing under greenhouse growing conditions.

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 Miniature rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) Exhibits a low compact and bushy growth habit, (b) Forms in abundance attractive double dark red blossoms, (c) Forms decorative very dense medium green semi-glossy foliage, and (d) Is well suited for pot forcing; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12543 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.