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US Plant Patent PP27074

Oktoberfest

Miscanthus plant named ‘Oktoberfest’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 20, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 31, 2034. This patent earned 79 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27074, the photograph of Oktoberfest printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27074, 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
PP27074
Filed
December 31, 2014
Granted
August 16, 2016
Expires
March 20, 2035
Assignee
TRUCKS GARY M
Inventor
TRUCKS GARY M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘Oktoberfest’ early blooming dark red-purple flowers on large showy spikes. The short wide foliage develops a deep purple-red color later in the summer that holds the color well into fall. The habit is narrow with upright foliage that begins arching toward the middle of the length.

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 ornamental Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘Oktoberfest’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27074 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.