US Plant Patent PP33776
MNYG318153
Sorghastrum plant named ‘MNYG318153’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 16, 2040.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 14, 2040. This patent earned 33 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP33776
- Filed
- October 14, 2020
- Granted
- December 21, 2021
- Expires
- November 16, 2040
- Assignee
- UNIV MINNESOTA
- Inventor
- MEYER MARY HOCKENBERRY
Abstract
A new cultivar of Sorghastrum plant named ‘MNYG318153’ that is characterized by its upright growth habit that does not lodge or fall over, its wide foliage that is olive green in color, its early blooming habit, and its large flowers that are yellow in color.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Sorghastrum plant named ‘MNYG318153’ as herein illustrated and described.
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