US Plant Patent PP27361

Lightning Bug

Coreopsis plant named ‘Lightning Bug’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 17, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 18, 2035. This patent earned 88 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27361
Filed: February 18, 2015
Granted: November 8, 2016
Expires: May 17, 2035
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Lightning Bug’ characterized by daisy-type inflorescences that grow to 4 cm in diameter, inflorescences that are gold and red, 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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