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US Plant Patent PP17326

Bidcomtis

Bidens ferulifolia plant named ‘Bidcomtis’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 2, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 27, 2024. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17326, the photograph of Bidcomtis printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17326, 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
PP17326
Filed
July 27, 2004
Granted
January 2, 2007
Expires
August 2, 2024
Assignee
SYNGENTA SEEDS BV
Inventor
HOUBRAKEN ANNEMARIE

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Bidens plant named ‘Bidcomtis’ which is particularly distinguished by its very compact plant habit, short internodes, and golden yellow flowers. The new cultivar can perfectly be used in 10-12 cm pots and grown without growth regulators.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Bidens plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its very compact plant habit with short internodes and bright golden yellow flowers.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17326 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.