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US Plant Patent PP26638

C-7

Cynodon dactylon L.×Cynodon transvaalensis L. plant named ‘C-7’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 13, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 14, 2034. This patent earned 122 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26638, the photograph of C-7 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26638, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP26638
Filed
May 14, 2014
Granted
April 19, 2016
Expires
September 13, 2034
Inventor
CHAPMAN JOHN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Ultra-dwarf Bermuda grass named ‘C-7’ having a distinctive and unique combination of several characteristics such as: narrow and long leaf blade, deep and long root system, fine texture and dense canopy, uniform light green color, little requirements for maintenance, little inflorescence production and improved cold hardiness.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Ultra-dwarf Bermuda grass named ‘C-7’, as herein illustrated and described, is characterized by its distinctive and unique combination of several characteristics such as: narrow and long leaf blade, deep and long root system, fine texture and dense canopy, uniform light green color, little requirements for maintenance, little inflorescence production and improved cold hardiness.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26638 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.