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US Plant Patent PP25669

Orpass

Echinacea plant named ‘Orpass’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 6, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 3, 2033. This patent earned 309 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25669, the photograph of Orpass printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25669, 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
PP25669
Filed
April 3, 2013
Granted
June 30, 2015
Expires
February 6, 2034
Inventor
DE BONT DIONYSIUS F M

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Echinacea , ‘Orpass’, characterized by its inflorescences with deep red cones and ray florets that open clear orange and mature to orange and diffused with red, particularly at base, its very strong stems that are held erect, and its vigorous growth habit.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Orpass’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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