US Plant Patent PP15973

Little Magnus

Echinacea plant named ‘Little Magnus’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 31, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 28, 2024. This patent earned 33 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15973
Filed: June 28, 2004
Granted: September 20, 2005
Expires: July 31, 2024
Assignee: GREEN WORKS INTERNAT
Inventor: VESTER MART

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Little Magnus’, characterized by its compact growth habit; rapid growth rate; red purple-colored ray florets; horizontally-orientated ray florets; long and continuous flowering period; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Little Magnus’, as illustrated and described.

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