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US Plant Patent PP18699

AUSrover

Shrub rose plant named ‘AUSrover’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 6, 2026.

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 PP18699, the photograph of AUSrover printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18699, 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
PP18699
Filed
December 6, 2006
Granted
April 1, 2008
Expires
December 6, 2026
Assignee
DAVID AUSTIN ROSES LTD
Inventor
AUSTIN DAVID C H

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by a tall, upright and almost thornless shrub; having quartered, rosette shaped blooms of a rich apricot color; and a strong complex fragrance of tea, myrrh and fruit.

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 shrub rose plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by a tall, upright and almost thornless shrub; having quartered, rosetted shaped blooms of a rich apricot color; and a strong complex fragrance of tea, myrrh and fruit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18699 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.