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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26674, the photograph of Gaye Hammond printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26674, 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
PP26674
Filed
October 20, 2014
Granted
May 3, 2016
Expires
December 11, 2034
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26674 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.