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US Plant Patent PP16628

PER979

Poinsettia plant named ‘PER979’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 26, 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 87 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16628, the photograph of PER979 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16628, 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
PP16628
Filed
September 30, 2004
Granted
June 13, 2006
Expires
December 26, 2024
Assignee
PAUL ECKE RANCH
Inventor
KOBAYASHI RUTH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘PER979’, characterized by its inflorescences with large dark red-colored flower bracts; dark green-colored leaves; uniform, compact, upright and mounded plant habit; mid-season flowering; natural season flower maturity date is early December 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 ‘PER979’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16628 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.