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US Plant Patent PP28498

American Gold Rush

Rudbeckia plant named ‘American Gold Rush’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 4, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 6, 2035. This patent earned 59 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28498, the photograph of American Gold Rush printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28498, 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
PP28498
Filed
October 6, 2015
Granted
October 3, 2017
Expires
December 4, 2035
Inventor
HORVATH BRENT

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Rudbeckia plant as illustrated and described, characterized by the combination smaller hairy foliage and shorter height, compared to the seed parent.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Rudbeckia plant as illustrated and described, characterized by the combination smaller hairy foliage and shorter height, compared to the seed parent.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28498 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.