US Plant Patent PP20123
Flamenco Dancer
Papaver orienbtale plant named ‘Flamenco Dancer’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 7, 2028.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 10, 2027. This patent earned 181 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP20123
- Filed
- July 10, 2007
- Granted
- June 23, 2009
- Expires
- January 7, 2028
- Assignee
- WALTERS GARDENS INC
- Inventor
- WALTERS CHAD
Abstract
The new and distinct Papaver orientale plant named ‘Flamenco Dancer’ with deeply fringed red petals, large, upright, cupped flowers on sturdy stems suitable for landscaping in mass or as a specimen plant.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. The new and distinct cultivar of Papaver orientale plant named ‘Flamenco Dancer’ as described and illustrated, with deeply fringed red petals and upright cupped flowers.
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