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US Plant Patent PP29994

KERCALSUN

Calendula plant named ‘KERCALSUN’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 23, 2036. This patent earned 33 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29994, the photograph of KERCALSUN printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29994, 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
PP29994
Filed
December 23, 2016
Granted
December 18, 2018
Expires
January 25, 2037
Assignee
KERLEY TIMOTHY
Inventor
KERLEY TIMOTHY

Abstract

A Calendula plant named ‘KERCALSUN’ is disclosed, characterized by bright yellow fully double flowers composed of only ray florets. Plants have an attractive spreading habit and flower prolifically. The flowering period is exceptionally long, from around early Spring until mid to late Fall. Plants are useful for outdoor ornamental purposes, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Calendula plant named ‘KERCALSUN’ as described and shown herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29994 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.