US Plant Patent PP24367
Dapalex
Dahlia plant named ‘Dapalex’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 23, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 5, 2032. This patent earned 140 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24367
- Filed
- June 5, 2012
- Granted
- April 1, 2014
- Expires
- October 23, 2032
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO, GITZELS JEROEN
- Inventor
- GITZELS JEROEN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Dapalex’, characterized by its double-type, dark red and yellow bicolored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-upright growth habit, is disclosed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Dapalex’, substantially as herein shown and described.
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