US Plant Patent PP23494
FANFARE BLAZE
Gaillardia plant named ‘FANFARE BLAZE’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 2, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 24, 2031. This patent earned 98 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23494
- Filed
- February 24, 2011
- Granted
- March 19, 2013
- Expires
- June 2, 2031
- Assignee
- READ CHARLES RICHARD, LINTOTT KEITH GEORGE
- Inventor
- LINTOTT KEITH GEORGE; READ CHARLES RICHARD
Abstract
A new cultivar of Gaillardia named ‘FANFARE BLAZE’ that is distinguishable by a long blooming period, gray-green leaves, a compact, low-growing habit and large inflorescences composed of brilliant orange-red tubular ray flowers with yellow apices. In combination these traits set ‘FANFARE BLAZE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Gaillardia known to the inventors.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Gaillardia×grandiflora plant named ‘FANFARE BLAZE’ as described and illustrated herein.
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