US Patent Issued to ANTHURA on Oct. 20 for "Phalaenopsis plant named 'PHA484007'" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. PP37,812, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to ANTHURA B.V. (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

"Phalaenopsis plant named 'PHA484007'" was invented by Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus van Swieten (Wageningen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named 'PHA484007', characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; strong flowering stems; freely flowering habit with typically two inflorescences developing per plant, each inflorescence with numerous flowers; medium-sized dark purplish red-colored flowers with purplish red-colored labella; and good postproduction longevity."

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