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US Plant Patent PP12731

Eckayana

Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckayana’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 15, 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 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12731, the photograph of Eckayana printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12731, 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
PP12731
Filed
February 9, 2001
Granted
June 25, 2002
Expires
February 15, 2021
Assignee
RANCH PAUL ECKE
Inventor
FRUEHWIRTH FRANZ

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckayana’, characterized by its inflorescences with recurved dark red and dark pink bi-colored flower bracts; dark green-colored recurved leaves with green-colored petioles; compact, uniform and upright plant habit; early flowering, natural season flower maturity date is November 23 for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.; response time, about 8 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 ‘Eckayana’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12731 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.