US Plant Patent PP16595

Clips Dared

Pelargonium plant named ‘Clips Dared’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 31, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 31, 2025. This patent earned 122 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16595, the photograph of Clips Dared printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16595, 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: PP16595
Filed: March 31, 2005
Granted: May 30, 2006
Expires: July 31, 2025
Assignee: GOLDSMITH SEEDS INC
Inventor: HANES MITCHELL E

Abstract

A Pelargonium cultivar particularly distinguished by its dark red flower color, dark green leaves, and vigorous growth habit 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 Pelargonium plant as shown and described herein.

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