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US Plant Patent PP15090

Art's pride

Echinacea plant named ‘Art's pride’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 20, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 8, 2023. This patent earned 12 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15090, the photograph of Art's pride printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15090, 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
PP15090
Filed
October 8, 2003
Granted
August 17, 2004
Expires
October 20, 2023
Assignee
CHICAGOLAND GROWS INC
Inventor
AULT JAMES R

Abstract

A new and distinct highly ornamental Echinacea plant is provided. The blossoms are attractive and display orange-colored ray florets. A sweet orange-spiced tea fragrance emanates from the blossoms. Semi-glossy green foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The plant is free-flowering and commonly blooms from early-July to mid- to late-August at Glencoe, Ill., U.S.A.

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 Echinacea plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive blossoms having orange-colored ray florets, (b) displays a blossom fragrance of sweet orange-spiced tea, and (c) forms attractive semi-glossy green foliage that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15090 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.