US Plant Patent PP29313
Bad Hair Day
Panicum plant named ‘Bad Hair Day’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 28, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 7, 2036. This patent earned 51 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP29313
- Filed
- November 7, 2016
- Granted
- May 22, 2018
- Expires
- December 28, 2036
- Assignee
- CHICAGOLAND GROWS INC, AULT JAMES ROBERT
- Inventor
- AULT JAMES ROBERT
Abstract
A new cultivar of Panicum named ‘Bad Hair Day’ that is characterized by its large plant size, its upright stems that do not lodge, its dense and large inflorescences that are pendulous and arching, its foliage that is medium yellowish green in color, and its flower glumes that are yellow-green in color, and its resistance to rust.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Panicum plant named ‘Bad Hair Day’ as herein illustrated and described.
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