US Plant Patent PP16896

Kakegawa AU18

Osteospermum plant named ‘Kakegawa AU18’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 10, 2025. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP16896
Filed: February 10, 2005
Granted: July 25, 2006
Expires: February 10, 2025
Assignee: SAKATA SEED CORP
Inventor: KAWASHIMA MORIYA

Abstract

An Osteospermum cultivar particularly distinguished by its cream/ivory picotee ray floret, upright, compact growth habit, and ability to flower in hot temperatures is disclosed.

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 Osteospermum plant as shown and described herein.

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