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US Plant Patent PP26074

Hot Rod

Panicum virgatum plant named ‘Hot Rod’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 29, 2033.

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 PP26074, the photograph of Hot Rod printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26074, 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
PP26074
Filed
April 29, 2013
Granted
November 10, 2015
Expires
April 29, 2033
Inventor
BABIKOW PAUL DAVID

Abstract

A new and distinct, vigorous cultivar of Panicum virgatum named ‘Hot Rod’ characterized by an upright growth habit and the development of red purple color in late spring early summer. The early development of color adds early season value as an ornamental.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Panicum virgatum plant named ‘Hot Rod’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26074 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.