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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23486, the photograph of Bkdars printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23486, 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
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23486 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.