US Plant Patent PP7252
Cynosure
Orchid Laeliocatonia Peggy San `Cynosure`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 12, 2008. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 11, 2009, but this patent ends 546 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.
The record
- Patent number
- PP7252
- Filed
- August 11, 1989
- Granted
- June 26, 1990
- Expires
- February 12, 2008
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of orchid, more particularly a Laeliocatonia hybrid plant having flowers of unique and spectacular coloring with heads of flowers erectly carried on strong sprays. The new variety is distinct from syblings of its grex by its outstanding vigorous plant structure as well as extreme freedom and frequency of bloom. A primary note with this cultivar is its compactness of growth and dramatic distinction from syblings of the grex as well as superiority over others of the type.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct plant in the hybrid genus Laeliocatonia, discovered as a superior selection within the grex Laeliocatonia `Peggy San`, substantially as described and illustrated, named `Cynosure`, characterized by a combination of clearness of coloring, superior flower substance, size, and shape and further characterized by its exceptional vigor, reliability of bloom and dramatic flower qualities.
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