US Plant Patent PP29577
HBC 438
Hop plant named ‘HBC 438’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 1, 2036.
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
- PP29577
- Filed
- November 1, 2016
- Granted
- August 7, 2018
- Expires
- November 1, 2036
- Inventor
- PROBASCO EUGENE G; PERRAULT JASON
Abstract
A new hop plant named ‘HBC 438’ is disclosed. ‘HBC 438’ is used for its exceptional and unique aromatic qualities.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hop plant as illustrated and described herein.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29577 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.