US Plant Patent PP12657
Ruiovat
Miniature rose plant named ‘Ruiovat’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 10, 2020. 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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP12657
- Filed
- January 10, 2000
- Granted
- May 28, 2002
- Expires
- January 10, 2020
- Assignee
- RUITER S NIEUWE ROZEN BV
- Inventor
- POUW ANTONIUS A
Abstract
A distinctive cultivar of miniature rose plant named ‘Ruiovat’, characterized by its outwardly spreading growth habit; rapid growth rate; dark green glossy leaves; very freely flowering; large semi-double light salmon-colored flowers that are fragrant; flowers arranged in large sprays; excellent postproduction longevity; and excellent garden performance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct miniature rose plant named ‘Ruiovat’, as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12657 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.