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US Plant Patent PP18656

ATN VP6

Poinsettia plant named ‘ATN VP6’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 28, 2026. 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 PP18656, the photograph of ATN VP6 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18656, 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
PP18656
Filed
July 28, 2006
Granted
March 25, 2008
Expires
July 28, 2026
Inventor
VAN ZANTEN LEO

Abstract

A new and distinct Poinsettia plant cultivar is disclosed, characterized by medium-sized, rose pink bracts, blooming consistently after 7.5 weeks of night-length of 13.5 hours or more, with a post-production longevity of 6 weeks or more.

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 Poinsettia plant named ‘ATN VP6’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18656 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.