US Plant Patent PP23210
PLE-3
Mushroom named ‘PLE-3’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 6, 2029.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 3, 2029. This patent earned 33 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23210
- Filed
- September 3, 2009
- Granted
- November 20, 2012
- Expires
- October 6, 2029
- Assignee
- HOKUTO CORP, INATOMI SATOSHI, KURASHIMA ERIKO
- Inventor
- KURASHIMA ERIKO; INATOMI SATOSHI
Abstract
The present invention relates to new, distinct horticultural varieties of mushroom plant of the species Pleurotus eryngii . The new varieties, named ‘PLE-3’, was found by crossbreeding eryngii varieties having dominant traits. The varieties are featured by its presentable carpophore, delicacy, stability and uniformity and pronounced distinguishability.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct variety of mushroom as substantially illustrated or described in the specification.
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