US Plant Patent PP26284

Rain Dance

Andropogon gerardii plant named ‘Rain Dance’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 14, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2033. This patent earned 137 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26284, the photograph of Rain Dance printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26284, 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: PP26284
Filed: September 30, 2013
Granted: December 29, 2015
Expires: February 14, 2034
Assignee: HORVATH BRENT
Inventor: HORVATH BRENT

Abstract

A new, distinct Andropogon gerardii plant as shown and described, characterized by thinner dark green foliage below flower stems reaching a height of 140-160 cm, and maroon red fall color.

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 illustrated and described, characterized by a more upright plant with a height of 140-160 cm, dark green colored foliage with red tips most of the growing season, and burgundy red fall color that turns scarlet.

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