US Plant Patent PP12546

Windark

Poinsettia plant named ‘Windark’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 1, 2018. 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.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12546, the photograph of Windark printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12546, 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: PP12546
Filed: June 1, 1998
Granted: April 16, 2002
Expires: June 1, 2018
Assignee: PAUL ECKE RANCH
Inventor: FRUEHWIRTH FRANZ

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Poinsettia plant named ‘Windark’, characterized by its dark red, reflexed flower bracts; dark green, reflexed leaves; freely branching plant habit; relatively strong stems in comparison to other selections with reflexed bracts and leaves; and excellent postproduction 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 variety of Poinsettia plant named ‘Windark’, as illustrated and described.

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