US Plant Patent PP27815

SW 201

Stevia plant named ‘SW 201’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 29, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 8, 2034. This patent earned 142 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27815
Filed: December 8, 2014
Granted: March 28, 2017
Expires: April 29, 2035
Assignee: S&W SEED COMPANY
Inventor: SHOCK CLINTON C; PARRIS CHERYL A

Abstract

A new and distinct Stevia rebaudiana plant named ‘SW 201’ is described. The new variety is distinguished from other Stevia varieties by excellent sweet leaf taste with very low bitterness and aftertaste, superior overwintering capability, high plant vigor, high leaf yield, late flowering, and high steviol glycoside levels.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Stevia plant named ‘SW 201’ as substantially shown and described herein.

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