US Plant Patent PP13150

First Light

Helianthus plant named ‘First Light’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 16, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13150, the photograph of First Light printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13150, 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: PP13150
Filed: July 16, 2001
Granted: October 29, 2002
Expires: July 16, 2021
Inventor: HAMMETT KEITH RICHARD WILLIAM

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Helianthus plant named ‘First Light’, characterized by its erect and spiked plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dense and full plants; freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with bright yellow ray florets and dark brown disc florets; and good garden performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Helianthus plant named ‘First Light’, as illustrated and described.

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