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US Plant Patent PP17362

Carmen

Papaver plant named ‘Carmen’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17362, the photograph of Carmen printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17362, 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
PP17362
Filed
May 31, 2005
Granted
January 16, 2007
Expires
May 31, 2025
Inventor
OUDSHOORN HUBERTUS GERARDUS

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Papaver plant named ‘Carmen’, characterized by its upright and relatively compact plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; and large flowers with red-colored petals.

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 Papaver plant named ‘Carmen’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17362 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.