US Plant Patent PP14127

VGXP01

Hop plant named “VGXP01”

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 3, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14127, the photograph of VGXP01 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14127, 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: PP14127
Filed: February 3, 2000
Granted: September 2, 2003
Expires: February 3, 2020
Inventor: GAMACHE PAUL A; GAMACHE BERNARD J; GAMACHE STEVEN J

Abstract

The new hop plant variety named ‘VGXP01’ is notable for its unique, pleasant aroma and relatively high alpha content. The cones of the new variety are small and compact, and grow abundantly on the mature plant.

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

We claim: 1. A new variety of hop plant, substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14127 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.