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US Plant Patent PP15960

Meiglise

Shrub rose plant named ‘Meiglise’

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 December 22, 2023. This patent earned 152 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15960, the photograph of Meiglise printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15960, 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
PP15960
Filed
December 22, 2003
Granted
September 13, 2005
Expires
May 22, 2024
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Shrub rose plant is provided which forms in clusters attractive single fragrant bright white blossoms. The blossom coloration is well maintained upon maturity and the blossoms self clean well. The plant exhibits a spreading ground cover growth habit. Excellent resistance to Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Rust is displayed. The very glossy medium green foliage contrasts nicely with the white blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation 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 Shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a spreading ground cover growth habit, (b) abundantly forms in clusters on a nearly continuous basis attractive single fragrant bright white blossoms that self clean well, (c) forms very glossy medium green foliage that contrasts well with the blossom coloration, (d) develops well following the rooting of cuttings, budding and grafting, (e) is highly resistant to Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Rust, and (f) is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation as a mass planting substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15960 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.