US Plant Patent PP23627

Secret Joy

Echinacea plant named ‘Secret Joy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 10, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 23, 2031. This patent earned 109 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23627
Filed: September 23, 2011
Granted: May 21, 2013
Expires: January 10, 2032
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, KORLIPARA HARINI
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Secret Joy’ characterized by large inflorescences with light cream colored ray florets, dark cream colored enlarged disc florets forming an anemone-type inflorescence, and good 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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