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US Plant Patent PP18887

Bidolbe

Bidens ferulifolia plant named ‘Bidolbe’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 7, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 15, 2026. This patent earned 23 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18887, the photograph of Bidolbe printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18887, 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
PP18887
Filed
December 15, 2006
Granted
June 3, 2008
Expires
January 7, 2027
Inventor
VAN KLEINWEE THEODORUS CORNELI; HOUBRAKEN ANNA M W P

Abstract

A new Bidens plant named ‘Bidolbe’ particularly distinguished by its very compact plant habit, short internodes, golden yellow flowers, and hardly any seed set.

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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18887 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.