US Plant Patent PP12632

Ruby Queen

Weigela plant named ‘Ruby Queen’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 22, 2019. 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 3 of US plant patent PP12632, the photograph of Ruby Queen printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12632, 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: PP12632
Filed: October 22, 1999
Granted: May 21, 2002
Expires: October 22, 2019
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: GEERS HERMAN

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Weigela plant named ‘Ruby Queen’, characterized by its dwarf, rounded plant habit; dense and bushy growth habit; dark reddish brown leaves; and resistance to pathogens common to Weigela florida .

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Weigela plant named ‘Ruby Queen’, as illustrated and described.

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