US Plant Patent PP16338

Classic Rouge

Rhododendron plant named ‘Classic Rouge’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 5, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 19, 2024. This patent earned 137 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16338
Filed: February 19, 2004
Granted: March 14, 2006
Expires: July 5, 2024
Assignee: HORTIBREED NV
Inventor: VANDERHAEGEN JOHAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘Classic Rouge’ that is characterized by dark shiny green leaves, continuous flowering for 6 weeks, vigorous growth and large red flowers. In combination, these traits set ‘Classic Rouge’ apart from other known existing varieties of Rhododendron known to the inventor.

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 ‘Classic Rouge’ as described and illustrated.

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