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US Plant Patent PP27949

Blackhawks

Andropogon gerardii plant named ‘Blackhawks’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 15, 2035.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27949, the photograph of Blackhawks printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27949, reproduced as printed. The patent carries the notice copyright 2001), which under 37 CFR 1.71(e) is given alongside permission to reproduce the document.

The record

Patent number
PP27949
Filed
December 15, 2015
Granted
April 25, 2017
Expires
December 15, 2035
Inventor
HORVATH BRENT ARPAD

Abstract

A new, distinct Andropogon gerardii plant as shown and described, characterized by a more upright plant with a height of 150 cm or less, dark green colored foliage with purple-red tips and joints, and purple fall color that turns deep purple, compared to parent plant.

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

I claim: 1. A new, distinct Andropogon gerardii plant as shown and described, characterized by a more upright plant with a height of 150 cm or less, dark green colored foliage with purple-red tips and joints, and purple fall color that turns deep purple, compared to parent plant.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27949 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.