US Patent Issued to Dummen Group on March 3 for "Poinsettia plant named 'Doeuprerib'" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. PP37,303, issued on March 3, was assigned to Dummen Group B.V. (De Lier, Netherlands).

"Poinsettia plant named 'Doeuprerib'" was invented by Ruth Kobayashi (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named 'Doeuprerib', characterized by its uniform, upright and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely and upright branching habit without requiring phytoplasma infection; large dark green-colored leaves; plants flower on or about November 25 in Southern California under natural season conditions; small inflorescences with dark red-colored flower bracts; and good post-pro...