US Plant Patent PP27362

Ladybird

Coreopsis plant named ‘Ladybird’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 3, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 13, 2035. This patent earned 81 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27362
Filed: April 13, 2015
Granted: November 8, 2016
Expires: July 3, 2035
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Ladybird’ characterized by daisy-type inflorescences that grow to 4 cm in diameter, ray florets red with gold tips, 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.

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