US Plant Patent PP24897

Cantaloupe

Echinacea plant named ‘Cantaloupe’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 3, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 16, 2032. This patent earned 169 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24897
Filed: October 16, 2012
Granted: September 16, 2014
Expires: April 3, 2033
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Cantaloupe’ characterized by enlarged disc florets forming an anemone-type inflorescence, cantaloupe orange ray and disc florets, inflorescences with dark centers when the disc florets are not fully opened, a medium short size and narrow, upright habit with excellent basal stem count and branching, 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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