US Plant Patent PP18853
Balfiesalmo
Impatiens plant named ‘Balfiesalmo’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 27, 2027.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 21, 2026. This patent earned 67 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP18853
- Filed
- November 21, 2006
- Granted
- May 27, 2008
- Expires
- January 27, 2027
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
- Inventor
- UCHNEAT MICHAEL S
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Balfiesalmo’, characterized by its double type, medium salmon-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, compact, and upright-mounded growth habit.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Balfiesalmo’, substantially as herein shown and described.
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