US Plant Patent PP22959
BKPONTW
Poinsettia plant named ‘BKPONTW’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 4, 2031.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP22959
- Filed
- March 4, 2011
- Granted
- August 14, 2012
- Expires
- March 4, 2031
- Inventor
- BEEKENKAMP ANNIE CORNELIA
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘BKPONTW’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; thick stems; twisting leaves; inflorescences with twisting red-colored flower bracts; and excellent post-production longevity.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct Poinsettia plant named ‘BKPONTW’ as illustrated and described.
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