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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31062, the photograph of Tift PA17 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31062, 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
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31062 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.