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US Plant Patent PP29070

Encore

Miscanthus plant named ‘Encore’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 6, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 12, 2036. This patent earned 55 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29070, the photograph of Encore printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29070, 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
PP29070
Filed
May 12, 2016
Granted
March 6, 2018
Expires
July 6, 2036
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 ‘Encore’ useful in the landscape en masse, small group or single specimen with dense upright culms and arching foliage having dark green color and near-white midribs. The flower habit is open and at varying heights creating a rounded dome outline beginning in early fall with repeat flush about two to three weeks later, and effective through the winter.

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 cultivar of ornamental Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘Encore’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29070 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.