US Plant Patent PP17283

22BD

Cynara plant named ‘22BD’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 31, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP17283
Filed: October 31, 2005
Granted: December 19, 2006
Expires: October 31, 2025
Assignee: BIG HEART SEED
Inventor: JORDAN JOHN; JORDAN STEPHEN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Cynara named ‘22BD’ that is characterized by upright habit, deeply fluted hairy stems, large ascending leaves, and edible compact immature flower buds that are uniform in shape and color.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of artichoke plant having the characteristics essentially as described and illustrated herein.

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