US Plant Patent PP29460
NCMS2B
Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘NCMS2B’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 14, 2037.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP29460
- Filed
- April 14, 2017
- Granted
- July 3, 2018
- Expires
- April 14, 2037
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS G; TOUCHELL DARREN H
Abstract
‘NCMS2B’ is a new Miscanthus sinensis plant particularly distinguished by its triploid cytotype, low female fertility, compact habit, and attractive variegated foliage. ‘NCMS2B’ provides an attractive and infertile alternative to diploid cultivars where reseeding and naturalization is a concern.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘NCMS2B’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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