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US Plant Patent PP18643

White Ruffles

Papaver plant named ‘White Ruffles’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 14, 2026.

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 PP18643, the photograph of White Ruffles printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18643, 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
PP18643
Filed
September 14, 2006
Granted
March 25, 2008
Expires
September 14, 2026
Assignee
FUTURE PLANTS LICANTIE B V
Inventor
OUDSHOORN HUBERTUS GERARDUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Papaver plant named ‘White Ruffles’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; and flowers with ruffled white-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 Papaver plant named ‘White Ruffles’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18643 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.