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US Plant Patent PP16909

BAIore

Shrub rose plant named ‘BAIore’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 11, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 28, 2024. This patent earned 104 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16909, the photograph of BAIore printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16909, 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
PP16909
Filed
December 28, 2004
Granted
August 1, 2006
Expires
April 11, 2025
Inventor
LIM PETER P; TWOMEY JERRY

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of landscape shrub rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a substantially continuous basis attractive single medium pink blossoms that change to light pink upon maturity. The plant exhibits a dense upright and bushy growth habit and is well suited to form an informal hedge. The medium green foliage bears a satiny finish and contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. High tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew is displayed. The plant can be grown to advantage to provide attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens.

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

1. A new and distinct landscape shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a dense upright and bushy growth habit, (b) abundantly forms on a substantially continuous basis attractive single medium pink blossoms that change to light pink upon maturity, (c) forms medium green foliage with a satin aspect, (d) displays high tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew; and (e) is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16909 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.