US Plant Patent PP23018

Secret Passion

Echinacea plant named ‘Secret Passion’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 20, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 26, 2031. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23018
Filed: January 26, 2011
Granted: September 4, 2012
Expires: April 20, 2031
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, KORLIPARA HARINI
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Secret Passion’ characterized by enlarged disc florets forming an anemone-type inflorescence, warm pink ray florets contrasting strongly with the deep flamingo pink disc florets, a low habit with good branching, 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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