US Plant Patent PP17355

Balumsum

Antirrhinum plant named ‘Balumsum’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 28, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 22, 2025. This patent earned 126 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17355
Filed: November 22, 2005
Granted: January 16, 2007
Expires: March 28, 2026
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: TREES SCOTT C

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Antirrhinum plant named ‘Balumsum’ characterized by its purple and white bi-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, trailing growth habit.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Antirrhinum plant named ‘Balumsum’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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