US Plant Patent PP21280

NUF-76

St. Augustine grass plant named ‘NUF-76’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 7, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 8, 2027. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21280
Filed: August 8, 2007
Granted: September 7, 2010
Expires: November 7, 2027
Assignee: FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor: NAGATA RUSSELL T; BUSEY PHILIP

Abstract

Perennial St. Augustinegrass having plant hopper and southern chinch bug insect resistance, narrow leaf blades and slower leaf extension rates over time when compared with other St. Augustinegrass varieties thus requiring less frequent mowing.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of grass plant as herein described and illustrated.

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