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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23085
- Filed
- April 6, 2011
- Granted
- September 25, 2012
- Expires
- May 18, 2031
- Assignee
- TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, KORLIPARA HARINI
- 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.
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