US Plant Patent PP20286

Early Bird Gold

Rudbeckia plant named ‘Early Bird Gold’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 7, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20286
Filed: July 7, 2008
Granted: September 8, 2009
Expires: July 7, 2028
Assignee: DUPONT NURSERY INC
Inventor: DUPONT JR ROBERT J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Rudbeckia plant named ‘Early Bird Gold’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; single-type inflorescences with golden yellow-colored ray florets and dark brown-colored disc florets; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Rudbeckia plant named ‘Early Bird Gold’ as illustrated and described.

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