US Plant Patent PP26674
Gaye Hammond
Rose plant named ‘Gaye Hammond’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 11, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 20, 2034. This patent earned 52 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26674
- Filed
- October 20, 2014
- Granted
- May 3, 2016
- Expires
- December 11, 2034
- Assignee
- ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES
- Inventor
- ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES
Abstract
Shrub rose plant having an upright, well-branched, and generally rounded plant habit; very vigorous growth; double flowers typically borne one per short to medium length stem; petal color starts out yellow with peach highlights and matures to creamy-white; continuous flowering throughout the growing season; strong resistance to black spot and powdery mildew; very glossy medium to dark green foliage; prominent relatively straight prickles and ability to root and grow vigorously from softwood and semi-hardwood cuttings.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the shrub class, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by its upright, well-branched, and generally rounded plant habit; very vigorous growth; double flowers typically borne one per short to medium length stem; petal color starts out yellow with peach highlights and matures to creamy-white; continuous flowering throughout the growing season; strong resistance to black spot and powdery mildew; very glossy medium to dark green foliage; prominent relatively straight prickles and ability to root and grow vigorously from softwood and semi-hardwood cuttings.
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