US Plant Patent PP12914

Sophia

Variety of geranium named ‘Sophia’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 6, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12914, the photograph of Sophia printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12914, 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: PP12914
Filed: January 6, 2000
Granted: September 3, 2002
Expires: January 6, 2020
Assignee: OGLEVEE LTD
Inventor: LEMON DAVID G

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of geranium with improved floret form, improved leaf form, and a more uniform habit than the current variety ‘Marilyn’. This variety creates a uniform mound form with clean pink flowers which can be used in hanging baskets, containers or ground beds.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named ‘Sophia’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12914 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.