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US Plant Patent PP25159

Flashdance

Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘Flashdance’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 5, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 26, 2032. This patent earned 101 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25159, the photograph of Flashdance printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25159, 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
PP25159
Filed
September 26, 2012
Granted
December 9, 2014
Expires
January 5, 2033
Assignee
Floricultura
Inventor
SCHOONE RENÉ

Abstract

A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Flashdance’ particularly characterized by flowers which are purple with a white blush in the center with purple spots; a darker purple labellum with some white and yellow; 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 ‘Flashdance’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25159 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.