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US Plant Patent PP24926

Elegance

Echinacea plant named ‘Elegance’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24926, the photograph of Elegance printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24926, 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
PP24926
Filed
October 16, 2012
Granted
September 23, 2014
Expires
April 3, 2033
Assignee
TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor
KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Elegance’ characterized by enlarged disc florets forming an anemone-type inflorescence, dark pink ray florets and darker pink disc florets, inflorescences with dark centers when the disc florets are not fully opened, strong, dark stems that don't fall over with the weight of the large inflorescences, a medium short size and narrow, upright habit with excellent basal 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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24926 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.