US Plant Patent PP19444

Kara's Stripes

Agave plant named ‘Kara's Stripes’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 1, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 7, 2026. This patent earned 209 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP19444
Filed: July 7, 2006
Granted: November 11, 2008
Expires: February 1, 2027
Assignee: GRAGG GARY
Inventor: GRAGG GARY

Abstract

A new cultivar of Agave plant named ‘KARA'S STRIPES’ that is characterized by clumping habit and variegated foliage that is pale blue-green with broad cream-yellow stripes. In combination these traits set ‘KARA'S STRIPES’ apart from all other existing varieties of Agave known to the inventor.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Agave plant named ‘KARA'S STRIPES’ as described and illustrated herein.

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