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US Plant Patent PP16504

Fisupnic Hotpink

New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘Fisupnic Hotpink’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 2, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 22, 2024. This patent earned 102 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16504, the photograph of Fisupnic Hotpink printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16504, 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
PP16504
Filed
April 22, 2004
Granted
May 2, 2006
Expires
August 2, 2024
Assignee
FLORFIS AG
Inventor
HOFMANN BIRGIT C

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘Fisupnic Hotpink’ particularly characterized by the combined features of uniform, brilliant red-purple flower color; very large, round, flat flowers; uniform, deep green foliage; tall, v-shaped plant habit; mid season to moderately late flowering response; and good outdoor performance with good tolerance to both cold and heat.

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 New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘Fisupnic Hotpink’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16504 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.