US Plant Patent PP27231
Ballroom
Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘Ballroom’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 22, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 20, 2035. This patent earned 2 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27231
- Filed
- April 20, 2015
- Granted
- October 4, 2016
- Expires
- April 22, 2035
- Assignee
- Floricultura
- Inventor
- SCHOONE RENÉ
Abstract
A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Ballroom’ particularly characterized by flowers which are white with some yellow and grey/purple in the labellum; plants which may be propagated economically and uniformly using tissue culture; plants which produce more than one inflorescence; long and sturdy inflorescences; and relatively short, dark-green foliage.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Ballroom’, as illustrated and described herein.
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