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US Plant Patent PP26885

Birdie

Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘Birdie’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 11, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 24, 2034. This patent earned 137 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26885, the photograph of Birdie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26885, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP26885
Filed
February 24, 2014
Granted
June 28, 2016
Expires
July 11, 2034
Assignee
Floricultura
Inventor
SCHOONE RENÉ

Abstract

A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Birdie’ particularly characterized by flowers which are white and purple/violet with purple/violet veins and a purple/violet 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.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Birdie’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26885 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.