US Plant Patent PP27396

Buttermilk

Coreopsis plant named ‘Buttermilk’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 24, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 18, 2035. This patent earned 95 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27396
Filed: February 18, 2015
Granted: November 15, 2016
Expires: May 24, 2035
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Buttermilk’ characterized by numerous daisy-type inflorescences that grow to 3.5 cm in diameter, inflorescences that are light yellow, hardy to Zone 6, maybe lower, grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, a low, dense, mounding habit, and excellent vigor.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Coreopsis plant as herein illustrated and described.

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