US Plant Patent PP25516

Tift 118

Grass ‘Tift 118’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 15, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 13, 2033. This patent earned 155 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25516
Filed: June 13, 2013
Granted: May 5, 2015
Expires: November 15, 2033
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA
Inventor: HANNA WAYNE W; BRAMAN S KRISTINE; SCHWARTZ BRIAN M

Abstract

The new variety Pennisetum ‘Tift 118’ is provided. The new and distinct variety has high ornamental value, cold tolerance for short periods of time, and disease resistance. The asexually reproduced variety is reliably propagated vegetatively.

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 variety of the Pennisetum plant named ‘Tift 118’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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