US Plant Patent PP17166

Christine Belli

Rhododendron plant named ‘Christine Belli’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 14, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 26, 2024. This patent earned 80 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17166, the photograph of Christine Belli printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17166, 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: PP17166
Filed: November 26, 2004
Granted: October 24, 2006
Expires: February 14, 2025
Assignee: HORTIBREED NV
Inventor: VANDERHAEGEN JOHAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘Christine Belli’ that is characterized by dark shiny green leaves, large white flowers with a slight greenish base and vigorous growth.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Rhododendron plant named ‘Christine Belli’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17166 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.