US Plant Patent PP17638

Carafe Yobordeaux

Hibiscus plant named ‘Carafe Yobordeaux’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 14, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 68 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17638, the photograph of Carafe Yobordeaux printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17638, 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: PP17638
Filed: July 8, 2005
Granted: April 24, 2007
Expires: September 14, 2025
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: SMITH MARK A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Carafe Yobordeaux’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching and moderately vigorous growth habit; early flowering habit; large red purple-colored flowers; and excellent garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Carafe Yobordeaux’, as illustrated and described.

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