US Patent Issued to Botanical Innovation on June 30 for "Echeveria plant named 'BINL-77120302'" (Kenyan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. PP37,505, issued on June 30, was assigned to Botanical Innovation (Netherlands).

"Echeveria plant named 'BINL-77120302'" was invented by Jacobus A. M. Nannes (Nairobi, Kenya).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Echeveria plant named 'BINL-77120302' is disclosed, characterized by intense red color of the distal leaf surface of the older leaves and fully red young leaves in the heart/center of the plant. Foliage is thick and evenly spaced, forming a flattened rosette plant shape. The new cultivar is an Echeveria, typically used as an ornamental plant."

The patent was filed on Sept. 30, 2025, under Application No. 19/...