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US Plant Patent PP27156

Solar Dance

Coreopsis plant named ‘Solar Dance’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 15, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 29, 2034. This patent earned 168 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27156, the photograph of Solar Dance printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27156, 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
PP27156
Filed
October 29, 2014
Granted
September 13, 2016
Expires
April 15, 2035
Inventor
VAN NOORT MARCO

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Solar Dance’ that is characterized by its broadly upright and compact plant habit, its semi-double ray florets that are deep yellow in color, its long and floriferous bloom period, its good winter hardiness compared to other cultivars of Coreopsis , and its healthy foliage.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Solar Dance’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27156 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.