US Plant Patent PP28651
Minbel252
Echinacea plant named ‘Minbel252’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 7, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 29, 2035. This patent earned 69 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28651
- Filed
- September 29, 2015
- Granted
- November 14, 2017
- Expires
- December 7, 2035
- Inventor
- HOLTMAAT HENRICUS MARIA JOSEPH
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Minbel252’, characterized by its upright and relatively compact plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; strong flowering stems; numerous large anemone-centered inflorescences with red purple-colored florets; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Minbel252’ as illustrated and described.
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