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US Plant Patent PP16602

BAIpome

Shrub rose plant named ‘BAIpome’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 22, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 6, 2024. This patent earned 106 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16602, the photograph of BAIpome printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16602, 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
PP16602
Filed
February 6, 2004
Granted
May 30, 2006
Expires
May 22, 2024
Assignee
BAILEY NURSERIES INC
Inventor
LIM PETER P; NEMKO MARTIN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of landscape shrub rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a continuous basis single cup-shaped light soft pink blossoms having a white center. The plant exhibits a compact, tight, and rounded growth habit, glossy medium green foliage, and excellent tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew. The attractive medium green glossy foliage contrasts nicely with the light blossom coloration. A tough rose plant of small stature and good hardiness is provided. The plant can be grown to advantage as a specimen, border planting, or as a mass planting.

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 landscape shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a compact, tight, and rounded growth habit, (b) abundantly forms on a continuous basis in clusters attractive single cup-shaped light soft pink blossoms having a white center. (c) forms glossy medium green adult foliage, (d) displays excellent 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 PP16602 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.