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US Plant Patent PP12636

Eckaddie

Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckaddie’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 2, 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 1 of US plant patent PP12636, the photograph of Eckaddie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12636, 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
PP12636
Filed
November 2, 1999
Granted
May 21, 2002
Expires
November 2, 2019
Inventor
FRUEHWIRTH FRANZ

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckaddie’, characterized by its red and pink-flecked bracts; response time about 10 weeks; very dark green leaves; compact, dense and upright plant habit; rounded canopy; very freely branching habit; and excellent 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 ‘Eckaddie’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12636 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.