18/09/2026
What happens when you cross the Fragrant Cloud rose with the Oklahoma rose? You get the Dolly Parton Variety rose plant!
On February 14, 1984, Joseph F. Winchel submitted an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a plant patent for a new variety of Hybrid Tea rose. Then, on December 24, 1985, the USPTO granted Winchell Plant Patent Number 5608--the Dolly Parton Variety rose plant!
The NYS Library has been a United States Patent and Trademark Resource Center since 1871. A Patent and Trademark Resource Center (or PTRC) is part of a nationwide network of academic, public, and state libraries designated to support the public with trademark and patent assistance.
Read more about the Dolly Parton Variety rose plant (and our patent resources) on the NYS Library blog: https://nyslibrary.libguides.com/blogs/system/a-rose-by-any-other-name-the-dolly-parton-variety