US Plant Patent PP31062
Tift PA17
Grass named ‘Tift PA17’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 6, 2038.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31062
- Filed
- March 6, 2018
- Granted
- November 12, 2019
- Expires
- March 6, 2038
- Assignee
- UNIV GEORGIA
- Inventor
- HANNA WAYNE W; SCHWARTZ BRIAN M
Abstract
A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA17’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA17’, as illustrated and described herein.
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