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US Plant Patent PP24448

Easter Egg

Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘Easter Egg’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 18, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 30, 2031. This patent earned 325 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24448, the photograph of Easter Egg printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24448, 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
PP24448
Filed
March 30, 2011
Granted
May 13, 2014
Expires
February 18, 2032
Assignee
Floricultura, SCHOONE RENÉ
Inventor
SCHOONE RENÉ

Abstract

A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Easter Egg’ particularly characterized by flowers which are purple/violet with a white blush in the center; a slightly darker color labellum; plants which may be propagated economically and uniformly using tissue culture; plants which produce more than one inflorescence; long and sturdy inflorescences; and dark-green foliage.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Easter Egg’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24448 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.