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US Plant Patent PP25542

Moondust

Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘Moondust’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 14, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 26, 2032. This patent earned 230 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25542, the photograph of Moondust printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25542, 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
PP25542
Filed
September 26, 2012
Granted
May 12, 2015
Expires
May 14, 2033
Assignee
Floricultura
Inventor
SCHOONE RENÉ

Abstract

A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Moondust’ particularly characterized by flowers which are light yellow with red/purple spots and stripes: the labellum is purple with some 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 ‘Moondust’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25542 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.