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US Plant Patent PP15917

PER5499

Poinsettia plant named ‘PER5499’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 7, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2024. This patent earned 7 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15917, the photograph of PER5499 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15917, 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
PP15917
Filed
September 30, 2004
Granted
August 9, 2005
Expires
October 7, 2024
Assignee
PAUL ECKE RANCH
Inventor
KOBAYASHI RUTH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘PER5499’, characterized by its inflorescences with red-colored flower bracts with white-colored random flecks; dark green-colored leaves; uniform, compact, upright and mounded plant habit; early season flowering; natural season flower maturity date is late November for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.; and excellent 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 ‘PER5499’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15917 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.