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US Plant Patent PP17448

Duearcwi

Poinsettia plant named ‘Duearcwi’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 12, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 5, 2025. This patent earned 7 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17448, the photograph of Duearcwi printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17448, 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
PP17448
Filed
July 5, 2005
Granted
February 27, 2007
Expires
July 12, 2025
Inventor
DUEMMEN MARGA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Duearcwi’, characterized by its inflorescences with white-colored flower bracts; uniform and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit; early flowering habit; 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 cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Duearcwi’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17448 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.