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US Plant Patent PP31852

Hort9909

Hop plant named ‘Hort9909’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 13, 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 PP31852, the photograph of Hort9909 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31852, 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
PP31852
Filed
November 13, 2018
Granted
June 9, 2020
Expires
November 13, 2038
Assignee
NEW ZEALAND HOPS LTD
Inventor
BEATSON RON

Abstract

A new and distinct hop plant is described. The cultivar results out of selection from a population of seedlings derived from the deliberate crossing ‘Hersbrucker Pure’ (seed parent) (not patented) and 97.72-09 (pollen parent) (not patented). The new variety, ‘Hort9909’, is characterised by its cones maturing mid-season and having medium Alpha Acid and low cohumulone content. The new variety is suitable for beer flavouring.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct hop plant substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31852 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.