US Plant Patent PP25856
Grifon-7
Maitake mushroom named ‘Grifon-7’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 15, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 18, 2033. This patent earned 89 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25856
- Filed
- March 18, 2013
- Granted
- September 1, 2015
- Expires
- June 15, 2033
- Assignee
- HOKUTO CORP
- Inventor
- YAMAZAKI MAKI
Abstract
The present variety of mushroom plant named ‘Grifon-7’ was cultivated by the collecting and repeated breeding of Maitake mushrooms having dominant traits, which has good qualitative characteristics and appearance, thick color at the cap surface, white color at the back side of the cap, and excellent cultivability and high yields. This edible mushroom is exquisite in stability, reproducibility and uniformity when being produced.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new, distinct variety of Maitake mushroom as substantially illustrated and described in the specification.
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