US Plant Patent PP23060
Secret Lust
Echinacea plant named ‘Secret Lust’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 16, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 6, 2031. This patent earned 40 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23060
- Filed
- April 6, 2011
- Granted
- September 18, 2012
- Expires
- May 16, 2031
- Assignee
- TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, KORLIPARA HARINI
- Inventor
- KORLIPARA HARINI
Abstract
A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Secret Lust’ characterized by enlarged disc florets forming an anemone-type inflorescence, soft red orange ray florets contrasting strongly with the deep red orange disc florets, a medium habit with excellent branching, strong stems, and excellent vigor.
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 as herein illustrated and described.
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