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US Plant Patent PP23085

Secret Desire

Echinacea named ‘Secret Desire’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 18, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 6, 2031. This patent earned 42 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23085, the photograph of Secret Desire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23085, 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
PP23085
Filed
April 6, 2011
Granted
September 25, 2012
Expires
May 18, 2031
Inventor
KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Secret Desire’ characterized by enlarged disc florets forming an anemone-type inflorescence, very large inflorescences, ray and disc florets a two-toned pink and soft orange color, a medium sized, upright habit with good branching, and excellent vigor.

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

1. A new and distinct Echinacea plant as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23085 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.