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US Plant Patent PP35497

Gentle Breeze

Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 18, 2043.

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 PP35497, the photograph of Gentle Breeze printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35497, 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
PP35497
Filed
March 18, 2023
Granted
November 21, 2023
Expires
March 18, 2043
Assignee
MENZEL KLAUS
Inventor
MENZEL KLAUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’ that is characterized by an upright plant habit, arching foliage which turns intense orange-red in October, and flowers which are silky silver-white in appearance, is disclosed. In combination, these traits set ‘Gentle Breeze’ apart from all other existing varieties of Miscanthus known to the inventor.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’ as described and illustrated herein.

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