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US Plant Patent PP12721

Jacadia

Poinsettia plant named ‘Jacadia’

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 PP12721, the photograph of Jacadia printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12721, 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
PP12721
Filed
February 9, 2001
Granted
June 25, 2002
Expires
February 15, 2021
Inventor
JACOBSEN AASE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Jacadia’, characterized by its large inflorescences with bright red-colored flower bracts; dark green-colored leaves with burgundy-colored petioles; compact, uniform, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; very freely branching habit; early flowering, natural season flower maturity date is November 22 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 ‘Jacadia’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12721 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.