US Plant Patent PP29177
Purple Dust
Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘Purple Dust’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 21, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 21, 2036. This patent earned 61 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP29177
- Filed
- April 21, 2016
- Granted
- April 3, 2018
- Expires
- June 21, 2036
- Assignee
- Floricultura
- Inventor
- SCHOONE RENÉ
Abstract
A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Purple Dust’ particularly characterized by flowers which are purple/violet with a white haze in the center; 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.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Purple Dust’, as illustrated and described herein.
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