US Plant Patent PP18817

Pink Sorbet

Echinacea plant named ‘Pink Sorbet’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 15, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 27, 2026. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18817
Filed: September 27, 2006
Granted: May 20, 2008
Expires: October 15, 2026
Assignee: BLOM ARIE
Inventor: BLOM ARIE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Pink Sorbet’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; and large inflorescences with dark pink-colored ray and disc florets.

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

1. A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Pink Sorbet’ as illustrated and described.

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