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US Plant Patent PP23861

BENred

Miniflora rose plant named ‘BENred’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 24, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 30, 2031. This patent earned 25 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23861, the photograph of BENred printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23861, 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
PP23861
Filed
August 30, 2011
Granted
September 3, 2013
Expires
September 24, 2031
Assignee
GREENHEART FARMS INC, BENARDELLA JUNE E
Inventor
BENARDELLA FRANK

Abstract

‘BENred’ is a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniflora class. It grows 22 to 36 inches tall and 22 to 30 inches wide, bearing dark red flowers in proportion to the size of the foliage. Blooms are borne primarily singly, last well on the plant, and are good as cut flowers. The dark green, glossy foliage offers outstanding resistance to powdery mildew.

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

The new invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of hardy rose plant of the miniflora class, substantially as illustrated and described herein, with hybrid tea form flowers of dark red, borne primarily singly, holding up well as cut flowers, and with dark green, glossy foliage on a well-branched plant.

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