US Plant Patent PP17405

Balcorsunay

Coreopsis plant named ‘Balcorsunay’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 24, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 7, 2025. This patent earned 107 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17405
Filed: December 7, 2005
Granted: February 13, 2007
Expires: March 24, 2026
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: WINNER BLAIR L

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Balcorsunay’ characterized by its medium size golden-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright growth habit.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Balcorsunay’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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