US Plant Patent PP12647

Polaris

Pentas plant named ‘Polaris’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 24, 2020. 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 PP12647, the photograph of Polaris printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12647, 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: PP12647
Filed: July 24, 2000
Granted: May 28, 2002
Expires: July 24, 2020
Assignee: D S COLE GROWERS INC
Inventor: NYGAARD IB

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Pentas plant named ‘Polaris’, characterized by its uniform and compact plant habit; freely branching habit; numerous white-colored flowers; and suitability for container production.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Pentas plant named ‘Polaris’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12647 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.