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US Plant Patent PP26942

Sunset Sunrise

Gaillardia plant named ‘Sunset Sunrise’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 14, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 19, 2034. This patent earned 87 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26942, the photograph of Sunset Sunrise printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26942, 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
PP26942
Filed
November 19, 2014
Granted
July 12, 2016
Expires
February 14, 2035
Inventor
LINTOTT KEITH GEORGE; READ CHARLES RICHARD

Abstract

A new cultivar of Gaillardia named ‘Sunset Sunrise’ that is distinguishable by a long blooming period, compact low-growing habit and large inflorescences which are vibrant yellow in color, with an orange-red inner ring and a central orange disc, is disclosed.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Gaillardia plant named ‘Sunset Sunrise’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26942 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.