Canada - Patent No: 0604 on 7 Apr 1999
Application No: 95-592 on 14 Aug 1995
Rights surrendered on July 28, 2008.
Denomination: 'POULavon'
Trade name: Nova Hit
Breeder: Mogens N. Olesen, Poulsen Roser A/S, Fredensborg, Denmark
European Union - Patent on 16 Dec 1996
Application No: 0355/95 on 25 Jul 1995
First commercialisation in EU: January 10, 1995
Grant of protection 199606
Protection terminated August 15, 2005.
United States - Patent No: PP 10,082 on 28 Oct 1997
VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/605,821 on 21 Feb 1996
Inventors: Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class which was discovered by us as a spontaneous mutation of the variety POULfect, which variety is the subject of co-pending application Ser. No. 08,606,894, filed Feb. 21, 1996. This new mutation was discovered in a greenhouse located in Broby, Denmark in the Spring of 1993.