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US Plant Patent PP23286

Fire Marshall

Monarda plant named ‘Fire Marshall’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 22, 2031.

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 PP23286, the photograph of Fire Marshall printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23286, 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
PP23286
Filed
September 22, 2011
Granted
December 25, 2012
Expires
September 22, 2031
Inventor
AULT JAMES ROBERT; THOMAS CATHERINE S

Abstract

A new cultivar of bee balm, Monarda Hybrid ‘Fire Marshall’, characterized by its inflorescences that are deep red in color, its clump-forming growth habit, its high level of resistance to powdery mildew, its compact plant habit, its height of about 50 cm, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 7.

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 Monarda plant named ‘Fire Marshall’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23286 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.