US Plant Patent PP16162

Big Daddy

Andropogon plant named ‘Big Daddy’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 22, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 12, 2024. This patent earned 102 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16162
Filed: March 12, 2004
Granted: December 13, 2005
Expires: June 22, 2024
Assignee: DIBOLL NEIL HART
Inventor: DIBOLL NEIL HART

Abstract

A new cultivar of Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardi ‘Big Daddy’, that is characterized by its clump-forming growth habit, its sturdy and upright plant habit, and its dense seen heads that are deep reddish purple in color.

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 Andropogon plant named ‘Big Daddy’ as herein illustrated and described.

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