US Plant Patent PP28162
Balsombabur
Echinacea plant named ‘Balsombabur’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 11, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 19, 2035. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28162
- Filed
- August 19, 2015
- Granted
- July 4, 2017
- Expires
- November 11, 2035
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
- Inventor
- REN JIANPING
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Balsombabur’, characterized by its deep burgundy-colored inflorescences, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-upright growth habit, is disclosed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Balsombabur’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.
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