US Plant Patent PP24458

Butterfly Kisses

Echinacea plant named ‘Butterfly Kisses’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 28, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 7, 2032. This patent earned 82 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24458
Filed: September 7, 2012
Granted: May 13, 2014
Expires: November 28, 2032
Assignee: AB KWEKERSRECHTEN B V, BLOM ARIE
Inventor: BLOM ARIE

Abstract

A new cultivar of Echinacea purpurea , ‘Butterfly Kisses’, characterized by its dwarf and compact plant habit, its well-branched strong stems, its floriferous habit, and its anemone-type composite inflorescences with ray florets that light red-purple and disk florets that are deeper red-purple.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Butterfly Kisses’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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