US Plant Patent PP20629

M256

Male asparagus hybrid ‘M256’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 25, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 2, 2027. This patent earned 237 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20629
Filed: April 2, 2007
Granted: January 5, 2010
Expires: November 25, 2027
Assignee: UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor: ROOSE MIKEAL; STONE NEIL K; LIPPERT LAVERNE F; GISH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE JANICE M

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinctive male asparagus hybrid called ‘M256’. ‘M256’ has the ability to confer desirable traits on its progeny, such as early spear emergence, and produces offspring that have a higher proportion of marketable spears.

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

1. A new and distinct male asparagus hybrid plant having the characteristics essentially as described and illustrated herein.

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