patented or trademarked orchids.

[orchidsarefun]

Originally Posted by SydneyH

I've been following this conversation and I've learned a lot! I'm not that knowledgeable about patents or orchids but I do know computers. You can do a search on patents at the US Patent and Trademark office (United States Patent and Trademark Office). I did a simple search on the word "orchid" in the patent images since 1976. Before that year, you are limited to searches by patent number and classification type.

Anyway, the results of my search are available here. The patent numbers starting with PP appear to be plant patents. Note that I searched on the word orchid in the abstract, so not all of the abstracts are for orchids. I found one that was not.

Patent Database Search Results: ABST/orchid in US Patent Collection.

Hope this helps.

Sydney

Thank You Sydney !!!!
As a matter of interest I cross-referenced a couple to RHS Register and also to OrchidWizz Express. These unfortunately do not state that the grex is patented. Another interesting fact is that it does not appear that another orchid has been patented since Jan 2008 ( Oncidium Heaven Scent - Sweet Baby )
Mauna Kea Orchids | Heaven Scent 'Sweet Baby'
This is another patented one
Bllr. Big Shot 'Hilo Sparkle'

[lambelkip]

Originally Posted by SydneyH

Anyway, the results of my search are available here. The patent numbers starting with PP appear to be plant patents. Note that I searched on the word orchid in the abstract, so not all of the abstracts are for orchids. I found one that was not.

also, there are several patented orchids that do not have the word "orchid" in the abstract. your search shows 97 matches, of which 40 appear to be patented orchids.

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

Thank You Sydney !!!!
As a matter of interest I cross-referenced a couple to RHS Register and also to OrchidWizz Express. These unfortunately do not state that the grex is patented.

the patents only cover specific clones, not the entire grex.

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

Another interesting fact is that it does not appear that another orchid has been patented since Jan 2008

there have been a few, but I don't think they include the word "orchid" in the abstract, so they wouldn't show up in that search. The most recent one I know of is Phal 'Taida Little Zebra' (an unregistered hybrid patented in Aug, 2011)

here's a list of all the patented orchids I know of:
(where no clonal name is given, only the specific unnamed clone described in the patent would be covered)

Oncidium alliance
PP4,058 Onc (Odontioda) Henriette Lecoufle 'Tenerife'
PP4,838 Onc. (Odontioda) Henriette Lecoufle (no clonal name given)
PP15,806 Oncidesa (Oncidium) Sweet Ears 'The OrchidWorks'
PP16,163 Ionmesa (Ionocidium) Popcorn 'Haruri'
PP19,162 Oncostele (Wilsonara) Red Pacific 'Deep Shadows'
pp20,235 Brassidium Golden Gamine 'White Knight' (Exotic Orchid 'White Knight')
PP20,439 Brassidium (Maclellanara) Yellow Star 'Golden Gambol' (Exotic Orchid 'Golden Gambol')
PP20,442 Shunkeara (Beallara) Big Shot 'Hilo Sparkle'
PP21,228 Onc Heaven Scent 'Sweet Baby'

Cattleya alliance
PP4,446 RLC (BLC) Ports of Paradise 'Gleneyries Green Giant'
PP4,701 Cattleya (SLC) Precious Stones 'True Beauty'
PP4,702 LC Puppy Love 'True Beauty'
PP4,871 Catt. (LC) Ocarina (no clonal name given)
PP5,688 Cattlianthe (SLC) Hazel Boyd 'John Germaske'
PP6,196 Cattlianthe (LC) Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic'
PP6,830 LC Ballet Folklorico 'Eloquence'
PP6,984 Rhyncatclia (Yamadara) Midnight Magenta (1972) 'Fine Wine' AM/AOS
PP7,013 Catt. (LC) Veldorado 'Polka'
PP7,252 Cattleytonia (Laeliocatonia) Peggy San 'Cynosure'
PP7,280 RLC (BLC) Memoria Ralph Placentia 'Toreador'
PP8,541 Catt. harrisoniana 'Streeter's Choice' Fcc/AOS
PP8,798 Catt. walkeriana 'Kenny'
PP10,243 Cattlianthe (SLC) Barbara Elmore 'Hearts'

Phalaenopsis
(mostly unregistered hybrids, with only the marketing name given)
PP4,715 Phal 'Golden King' (Phal Golden Emperor 'Golden King')
PP6,510 Phal 'Velmer' (Phal Henriette Lecoufle 'Velmer')
PP10,394 Phal 'Sylba'
PP10,393 Dtps 'Aposya'
PP10,392 Phal 'Abylos'
PP10,681 Phal 'Balysa'
PP10,682 Phal 'Nopysa'
PP12,177 Phal 'Dorothy Applegate'
PP12,639 Phal 'Anthura Gold'
PP13,048 Phal 'Artemisa'
PP13,088 Phal 'Sea Jewel' (Phal Brother Sophia 'Pine Ridge #1')
PP13,092 Phal 'Harmony Rose' (Phal Summer Beach 'Pine Ridge #6')
PP13,146 Phal 'Summer Beach' (Phal Summer Beach 'Pine Ridge #3')
PP13,207 Phal 'Golden Silk' (Phal Frog Hollow Summer Cocktail 'Pine Ridge-A')
PP14,265 Phal 'Exotic Fire'
PP14,266 Phal 'Osiris'
PP14,295 Phal 'Isis'
PP14,327 Phal 'Exotic Beauty'
PP14,328 Phal 'Exotic Moon'
PP14,329 Phal 'Exotic Wonder'
PP14,330 Phal 'Exotic Lady'
PP14,331 Phal 'Exotic Flame'
PP14,352 Phal 'Exotic Ruby'
PP17,270 Phal 'Atlantis'
PP19,778 Phal 'Ikaria'
PP19,906 Phal 'Queen V6'
PP20,199 Phal Sunrise Crystal (no clonal name given)
PP20,277 Phal 'SOGO F1982' (Phal Sogo Lawrence 'SOGO F1982')
PP20,383 Phal 'SOGO F1582' (Phal Schillo-Snow 'SOGO F1582')
PP21,422 Phal Ho's Colourful Bubbles (no clonal name given)
PP22,090 Phal 'Taida Little Zebra' (Ho's Little Caroline x Ever-Spring King)

Cymbidium
PP8,191 Cym Bangkok Beauty 'Pink Dawn'
PP12,077 Cym Milton Carpenter 'Everglades Gold'

Dendrobium
PP11,281 Den Himezakura 'Sanokku'
PP11,282 Den Spring Dress 'Apollon'
PP11,321 Den Sea Marian 'Snow King'
PP13,562 Den Stardust 'Firebird'
PP16,727 Den 'White Anna' (Den Ekapol 'Anna' x Shavin White '5N')
PP16,746 Den catenatum 'YFY-HS1'
PP19,773 Den Sonja 'SPCDW0602'

Bletilla
PP19,878 Bletilla Yokohama 'Kate'