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US Plant Patent PP11870

Eckabud

Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckabud’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 1, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP11870
Filed
November 1, 1999
Granted
May 15, 2001
Expires
November 1, 2019
Inventor
FRUEHWIRTH FRANZ

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckabud’, characterized by its showy dark red bracts; response time about 9 weeks; dark green leaves; upright and compact plant habit; very freely branching habit; and good postproduction longevity.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckabud’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11870 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.