US Patent Issued to ANTHURA on June 23 for "Anthurium plant named 'AN2700430'" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. PP37,486, issued on June 23, was assigned to ANTHURA B.V. (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

"Anthurium plant named 'AN2700430'" was invented by Jan van Dijk (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named 'AN2700430', characterized by its upright to outwardly arching plant habit; freely clumping growth habit; bushy and dense plants; narrowly deltoid dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; open inflorescences that are positioned above the foliar plane on strong scapes; ovate spathes that are purplish pink in color; and dark purplish red-colored spadices."

The patent was filed on...