US Plant Patent PP18864
Baldespep
Geranium plant named ‘Baldespep’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 10, 2027.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 28, 2026. This patent earned 74 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP18864
- Filed
- November 28, 2006
- Granted
- June 3, 2008
- Expires
- February 10, 2027
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
- Inventor
- TREES SCOTT C
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Baldespep’, characterized by its semi-double type with multi-patterned white, red, and pink-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Baldespep’, substantially as herein shown and described.
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