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.

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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