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US Plant Patent PP26159

Big Kahuna

Echinacea plant named ‘Big Kahuna’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 13, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 12, 2033. This patent earned 185 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26159, the photograph of Big Kahuna printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26159, 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
PP26159
Filed
July 12, 2013
Granted
November 24, 2015
Expires
January 13, 2034
Inventor
KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Big Kahuna’ characterized by large inflorescences of melon orange to bicolor melon orange and peach ray florets, red orange cones, early bloom time, a compact, upright habit with excellent stem count, and excellent vigor.

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 as herein illustrated and described.

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