Australia - Patent No: AU2232P on 26 May 2003
Application No: 1999/374 on 20 Dec 1999
VIEW PBR PATENTseed parent “unnamed seedling” x pollen parent ‘Poulmax’ in a planned breeding program. The seed parent is characterised by taller plant height and pollen parent is characterised by salmon orange flower colour and lesser petal numbers compared to the candidate variety. Hybridisation took place during summer 1992. ....Breeders: L.Pernille and M.N.Olesen, Poulsen Roses ApS, Fredensburg, Denmark .
First sold in EU in Jan 1997. First Australian sale Jul 1999.
Canada - Patent No: 0851 on 2 Oct 2000
Application No: 97-1131 on 8 Aug 1997
Rights surrendered on October 19, 2005.
Denomination: 'POULgrad'
Trade name: Grand Palace
European Union - Patent on 1997
New Zealand - Patent No: 1970 on 28 May 2002
Application No: ROS774 on 30 Oct 2000
United States - Patent No: PP 11,610 on 31 Oct 2000
VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 09/177,976 on 22 Oct 1998
Inventors: Olesen; L. Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of compact floribunda rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between an unnamed seedling and `POULmax` ...Asexual reproduction of `POULgrad` by cuttings was first done in their nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in May, 1993 and by traditional budding in their nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in August, 1993 by L. Pernille and Mogens N. Olesen.