US Plant Patent PP12586

Firework

Poinsettia plant named ‘Firework’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 4, 2020. 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 PP12586, the photograph of Firework printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12586, 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: PP12586
Filed: May 4, 2000
Granted: April 30, 2002
Expires: May 4, 2020
Assignee: RANCH PAUL ECKE
Inventor: GROSS EDUARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Firework’, characterized by its red and sharply pointed flower bracts that are held somewhat upright; dark green leaves; compact, uniform, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; very freely branching habit; early flowering; 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 Pointsettia plant named ‘Firework’, as illustrated and described.

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