US Plant Patent PP25523
Balsomenco
Echinacea plant named ‘Balsomenco’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 18, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 18, 2033. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25523
- Filed
- September 18, 2013
- Granted
- May 5, 2015
- Expires
- December 18, 2033
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
- Inventor
- REN JIANPING
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Balsomenco’, characterized by its dark red-orange 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 ‘Balsomenco’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.
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