US Plant Patent PP21240

Polaris

St. Augustinegrass plant named ‘Polaris’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 1, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP21240
Filed: February 1, 2008
Granted: August 24, 2010
Expires: February 1, 2028
Assignee: UNIV MISSISSIPPI
Inventor: PHILLEY H WAYNE; KRANS JEFFREY V

Abstract

St. Augustinegrass plant ‘Polaris’ is a new and distinct variety of perennial St. Augustinegrass cultivar, characterized by its short and narrow leaf blades, fine leaf texture, short internode length and diameter, and superior cold tolerance and turf quality. ‘Polaris’ is also distinguished by its superior green plot and living ground cover characteristics.

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 perennial St. Augustinegrass plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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