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US Plant Patent PP24427

Montecito

Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘Montecito’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 14, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 3, 2031. This patent earned 256 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24427, the photograph of Montecito printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24427, 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
PP24427
Filed
May 3, 2011
Granted
May 6, 2014
Expires
January 14, 2032
Assignee
Floricultura, SCHOONE RENÉ
Inventor
SCHOONE RENÉ

Abstract

A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Montecito’ particularly characterized by flowers which are white, within the labellum there is yellow and some purple/red; 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 ‘Montecito’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24427 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.