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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23060, the photograph of Secret Lust printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23060, 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
PP23060
Filed
April 6, 2011
Granted
September 18, 2012
Expires
May 16, 2031
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23060 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.