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US Plant Patent PP27411

Autumn Anthem

Miscanthus plant named ‘Autumn Anthem’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 22, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 8, 2035. This patent earned 104 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27411, the photograph of Autumn Anthem printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27411, 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
PP27411
Filed
January 8, 2015
Granted
November 22, 2016
Expires
April 22, 2035
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A, HURD KEVIN A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A; HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘Autumn Anthem’ useful in the landscape en masse, small group or single specimen with dense upright culms and arching foliage having dark green summer color and white midribs. The flower habit is a tall dome outline emerging in late summer and effective through the winter changing from a silly pink to airy creamy tan-colored.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘Autumn Anthem’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27411 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.