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US Plant Patent PP22601

Cosmic Eye

Coreopsis plant named ‘Cosmic Eye’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 29, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 29, 2030. This patent earned 273 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22601, the photograph of Cosmic Eye printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22601, 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
PP22601
Filed
January 29, 2010
Granted
March 20, 2012
Expires
October 29, 2030
Inventor
PROBST DARRELL R

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cosmic Eye’ characterized its large inflorescences with ray florets that are bright yellow in color with sharply contrasting bright red eye zones, its low growing and compact plant habit with flowers held well above the foliage, and its perennial habit and cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.

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 ‘Cosmic Eye’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22601 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.