US Plant Patent PP17465

Pendec

Variety of geranium named ‘Pendec’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 21, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 18, 2020. This patent earned 1,220 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17465
Filed: September 18, 2000
Granted: March 6, 2007
Expires: January 21, 2024
Assignee: ELSNER JUNGPFLANZEN
Inventor: ELSNER WILHELM

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of geranium having flowers with a pinkish-white color above medium green foliage and a yellow stem. It provides superb cuttings and performs well in a hanging basket. The blooms hold up well when exposed to direct sunlight.

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 geranium plant named ‘Pendec’ as described and illustrated herein.

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