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.

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.
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