US Plant Patent PP21289

HBC 394

Hop plant named ‘HBC 394’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 23, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP21289
Filed: January 23, 2009
Granted: September 14, 2010
Expires: January 23, 2029
Assignee: HOP BREEDING COMPANY L L C
Inventor: PROBASCO EUGENE G; PERRAULT JASON

Abstract

A new hop plant named ‘HBC 394’ is disclosed. The cones of ‘HBC 394’ mature in early September, and yield a crop of 1200 to 1600 pounds per acre. ‘HBC 394’ is used in brewing for its bittering and aromatic properties.

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

1. A new and distinct hop plant as shown and described herein.

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