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US Plant Patent PP25683

NE-KYB-05-001

Poa pratensis plant named ‘NE-KYB-05-001’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 17, 2029.

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 PP25683, the photograph of NE-KYB-05-001 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25683, 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
PP25683
Filed
July 17, 2009
Granted
July 7, 2015
Expires
July 17, 2029
Assignee
RIORDAN TERRANCE P, SHEARMAN ROBERT C, WIT JR LEONARD A
Inventor
SHEARMAN ROBERT C; RIORDAN TERRANCE P; WIT JR LEONARD A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Kentucky Bluegrass named ‘NE-KYB-05-001’ (trade name Bella), is characterized by its vegetative only propagation, improved shade and drought tolerance, dwarf-like and dense growth habit, dark green foliage and shorter leaves compared to other Kentucky bluegrass varieties.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Kentucky bluegrass plant named ‘NE-KYB-05-001’, as herein illustrated and described, characterized by its distinctive and unique combination of several characteristics such as: exclusively vegetative propagation, dark green foliage, shorter leaf length, improved shade and drought tolerance and slow vertical growth habit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25683 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.