US Plant Patent PP12589

Golden Star

Bidens plant named ‘Golden Star’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 18, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12589, the photograph of Golden Star printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12589, 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: PP12589
Filed: January 18, 2000
Granted: April 30, 2002
Expires: January 18, 2020
Assignee: LEINERT GEBR
Inventor: ZAPFEL HERMANN

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Bidens plant named ‘Golden Star’, characterized by its compact, mostly upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching, dense and bushy appearance; early and continuous flowering; large bright yellow inflorescences; and good garden performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Bidens plant named ‘Golden Star’, as illustrated and described.

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