US Plant Patent PP25149

Meteor Yellow

Echinacea plant named ‘Meteor Yellow’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 18, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 8, 2033. This patent earned 132 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25149
Filed: March 8, 2013
Granted: December 2, 2014
Expires: July 18, 2033
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Meteor Yellow’ characterized by enlarged disc florets forming an anemone-type inflorescence, yellow ray florets and yellow orange disc florets, ray florets which are held horizontally, a short, mounding 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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