US Plant Patent PP28818
BKPBECRM
Begonia plant named ‘BKPBECRM’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 19, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 3, 2036. This patent earned 16 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28818
- Filed
- May 3, 2016
- Granted
- December 26, 2017
- Expires
- May 19, 2036
- Inventor
- BEEKENKAMP ANNIE CORNELIA
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘BKPBECRM’, characterized by its broadly upright to outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; sturdy plants with freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; and single-type female flowers and fully double male flowers that are dark red in color.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named ‘BKPBECRM’ as illustrated and described.
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