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US Plant Patent PP28006

Starstruck

Coreopsis plant named ‘Starstruck’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 16, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 13, 2035. This patent earned 94 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28006, the photograph of Starstruck printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28006, 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
PP28006
Filed
April 13, 2015
Granted
May 9, 2017
Expires
July 16, 2035
Assignee
PROBST DARRELL R
Inventor
PROBST DARRELL R

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Starstruck’ characterized by its compact plant habit, its floriferous and long bloom season that does not require deadheading, its nearly sterile, large inflorescences with ray florets that are white in color with a large purple eye that expands to cover the surface of the ray florets in cooler temperatures, its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a, and its resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.

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 ‘Starstruck’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28006 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.