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US Plant Patent PP9685

Marblestar

Poinsettia plant named `Marblestar`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 8, 2015. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP9685
Filed
May 8, 1995
Granted
November 5, 1996
Expires
May 8, 2015
Inventor
BEVELANDER MARINUS J

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of poinsettia plant named Marblestar, characterized by the combined traits of salmon pink main bract color with irregular cream-white margins, medium to dark green foliage, compact to medium tall, bushy plant habit, medium early flowering response, and good color retention.

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 poinsettia plant named Marblestar, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP9685 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.