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US Plant Patent PP16828

Cal Britreeda

Calibrachoa plant named ‘Cal Britreeda’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 30, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 25, 2025. This patent earned 97 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16828, the photograph of Cal Britreeda printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16828, 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
PP16828
Filed
March 25, 2005
Granted
July 18, 2006
Expires
June 30, 2025
Inventor
PIERCE ROBERT

Abstract

A Calibrachoa cultivar particularly distinguished by its large red flowers and small leaves is disclosed.

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

1. A new and distinct Calibrachoa plant as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16828 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.