US Plant Patent PP27256

HBC 564

Hop plant named ‘HBC 564’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 22, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 13, 2033. This patent earned 190 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27256, the photograph of HBC 564 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27256, reproduced as printed. The patent carries the notice Copyright 2001, provided by The Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain, which under 37 CFR 1.71(e) is given alongside permission to reproduce the document.

The record

Patent number: PP27256
Filed: November 13, 2013
Granted: October 11, 2016
Expires: May 22, 2034
Assignee: PERRAULT JASON, PROBASCO EUGENE G, JOP BREEDING COMPANY LLC
Inventor: PROBASCO EUGENE G; PERRAULT JASON

Abstract

A new hop plant named ‘HBC 564’ is disclosed. The cones of ‘HBC 564’ mature in mid-September, and yield a crop of 2200 to 2600 pounds per acre. ‘HBC 564’ is used for its very unique aromatic quality, high alpha acid content and exceptional yield.

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 shown and described herein.

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