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US Plant Patent PP26283

Red October

Andropogon gerardii plant named ‘Red October’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 15, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2033. This patent earned 138 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26283, the photograph of Red October printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26283, 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
PP26283
Filed
September 30, 2013
Granted
December 29, 2015
Expires
February 15, 2034
Assignee
HORVATH BRENT
Inventor
HORVATH BRENT

Abstract

A new, distinct Andropogon gerardii plant as shown and described, characterized by a more upright plant with a height of 130-150 cm, dark green colored foliage with red tips most of the growing season, and burgundy red fall color that turns scarlet.

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 130-150 cm, dark green colored foliage with red tips most of the growing season, and burgundy red fall color that turns scarlet.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26283 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.