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US Plant Patent PP12846

Eckadire

Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckadire’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 5, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 9, 2021. This patent earned 55 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12846, the photograph of Eckadire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12846, 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
PP12846
Filed
February 9, 2001
Granted
August 13, 2002
Expires
April 5, 2021
Assignee
RANCH PAUL ECKE
Inventor
FRUEHWIRTH FRANZ

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckadire’, characterized by its large inflorescences with dark red-colored flower bracts; dark green-colored leaves with burgundy-colored petioles; uniform and upright plant habit; freely branching habit with strong lateral stems; natural season flower maturity date is December 2 for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.; response time, about 9.5 weeks; and excellent post-production 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 ‘Eckadire’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12846 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.