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US Plant Patent PP28804

Qismas Crunch

Poinsettia plant named ‘Qismas Crunch’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 20, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 12, 2035. This patent earned 161 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28804, the photograph of Qismas Crunch printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28804, 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
PP28804
Filed
August 12, 2015
Granted
December 26, 2017
Expires
January 20, 2036
Inventor
GRAFF POUL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Qismas Crunch’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves that are twisting and “curly” in appearance; large and full inflorescences with numerous dark red-colored flower bracts; 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 Poinsettia plant named ‘Qismas Crunch’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28804 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.