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US Plant Patent PP28603

Cranberry Cocktail

Dianthus plant named ‘Cranberry Cocktail’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 24, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 19, 2036. This patent earned 65 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28603, the photograph of Cranberry Cocktail printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28603, 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
PP28603
Filed
January 19, 2016
Granted
November 7, 2017
Expires
March 24, 2036
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique plant cultivar of perennial carnation or pinks, Dianthus plant named ‘Cranberry Cocktail’ with numerous, large, fully-double, fragrant flowers, on well-branched stems having up to 8 flowers per stem. Petals are hot magenta pink with coarse serrations. Plant has vigorous compact habit with gray-green foliage. The petals have a margin of light pink becoming nearly white. Dianthus ‘Cranberry Cocktail’ is tolerant of high temperatures and resists center die-out.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Dianthus plant named ‘Cranberry Cocktail’ essentially as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28603 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.