US Plant Patent PP23486
Bkdars
Dahlia plant named ‘Bkdars’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 19, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 17, 2031. This patent earned 94 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23486
- Filed
- May 17, 2011
- Granted
- March 19, 2013
- Expires
- August 19, 2031
- Inventor
- BEEKENKAMP ANNIE CORNELIA
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Bkdars’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; dense and bushy growth habit; early and continuous flowering habit; double inflorescences with light purple-colored ray florets; and good garden performance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct Dahlia plant named ‘Bkdars’ as illustrated and described.
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