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US Plant Patent PP13391

Early Joy

Poinsettia plant named ‘Early Joy’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 23, 2019. 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 3 of US plant patent PP13391, the photograph of Early Joy printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP13391, 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
PP13391
Filed
November 23, 1999
Granted
December 24, 2002
Expires
November 23, 2019
Assignee
OGLEVEE LTD
Inventor
DREWLOW LYNDON W

Abstract

A poinsettia plant named ‘Early Joy’ particularly characterized by the characteristics of unique red color in habit and bract. The plant is resistant to bract fading and is a long lasting cultivar. The plant has strong branch angles which reduce breakage of lateral branches during shipping. The bracts have shown resistance to botrytis and bract edge burn. No powdery mildew has been observed on leaves and bracts.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant as herein shown and described, particularly characterized by its unique red color and bract shape; resistance to bract fading; long lasting cultivar and strong branch angles which reduce breakage of lateral branches during shipping.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13391 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.