US Plant Patent PP16870

NPCW04097

Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW04097’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 6, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 31, 2025. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16870
Filed: May 31, 2005
Granted: July 25, 2006
Expires: June 6, 2025
Assignee: KLEMM & SOHN GMBH & CO KG
Inventor: KLEMM NILS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW04097’, characterized by its uniform and upright plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; dark red-colored flower bracts; large and numerous cyathia; early flowering habit; and good post-production longevity.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW04097’, as illustrated and described.

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