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US Plant Patent PP16276

NOA250092

Shrub rose plant named ‘NOA250092’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 11, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 18, 2024. This patent earned 144 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16276, the photograph of NOA250092 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16276, 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
PP16276
Filed
February 18, 2004
Granted
February 21, 2006
Expires
July 11, 2024
Inventor
NOACK REINHARD

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the shrub class particularly well suited for growing as an attractive ornamentation to the landscape is disclosed. The plant is characterized by its numerous, attractive soft pink blossoms, whose attractive appearance is retained on aging; its bright orange stamens, which contrast attractively with soft pink of the petals; its upright, dense, and compact growth habit; its attractive dark green foliage; and its excellent disease resistance.

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 rose plant of the shrub class which is particularly well suited for growing as an attractive ornamentation to the landscape, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its numerous, attractive soft pink blossoms, whose attractive appearance is retained on aging; its bright orange stamens, which contrast attractively with soft pink of the petals; its upright, dense, and compact growth habit; its attractive dark green foliage; and its excellent disease resistance.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16276 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.