US Plant Patent PP12688

Ruiparo

Miniature rose plant named ‘Ruiparo’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12688, the photograph of Ruiparo printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12688, 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: PP12688
Filed: January 10, 2000
Granted: June 11, 2002
Expires: January 10, 2020
Assignee: RUITER S NIEUWE ROZEN BV
Inventor: POUW ANTONIUS A

Abstract

A distinctive cultivar of miniature rose plant named ‘Ruiparo’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading growth habit; rapid growth rate; glossy dark green leaves; very freely flowering; large double ruby red-colored flowers; 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 ‘Ruiparo’, as illustrated and described.

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