US Plant Patent PP26295

Firefly

Coreopsis plant named ‘Firefly’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 23, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 14, 2034. This patent earned 101 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26295, the photograph of Firefly printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26295, 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: PP26295
Filed: May 14, 2014
Granted: January 5, 2016
Expires: August 23, 2034
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Firefly’ characterized by daisy-type inflorescences that grow to 4 cm in diameter, inflorescences that are bright yellow with dark red eyes, hardy to Zone 6 (maybe lower), grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, a very compact, 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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26295 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.