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US Plant Patent PP15777

USMECA67

Mecardonia plant named ‘USMECA67’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 5, 2024. 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 PP15777, the photograph of USMECA67 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15777, 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
PP15777
Filed
May 5, 2004
Granted
May 31, 2005
Expires
May 5, 2024
Assignee
PLANT 21 LLC
Inventor
SAKAZAKI USHIO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Mecardonia plant named ‘USMECA67’, characterized by its vigorous, low-growing, outwardly spreading and trailing plant habit; freely and continuous branching habit; numerous bright yellow-colored flowers; and good 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 cultivar of Mecardonia plant named ‘USMECA67’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15777 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.