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US Plant Patent PP28977

SW 227

Stevia plant named ‘SW 227’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 7, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 31, 2036. This patent earned 7 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28977, the photograph of SW 227 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28977, 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
PP28977
Filed
March 31, 2016
Granted
February 20, 2018
Expires
April 7, 2036
Assignee
S&W SEED COMPANY
Inventor
SHOCK CLINTON C; PARRIS CHERYL A

Abstract

A new and distinct Stevia rebaudiana plant named ‘SW 227’ is described. The new variety is distinguished from other Stevia varieties by high plant vigor characterized by plant anatomy with extensive stooling and branching; an excellent sweet leaf taste with very low bitterness and aftertaste; and leaves having a rebaudioside A content of 10.7%. Samples have been collected with total steviol glycoside content of 13.3%.

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 227’ as substantially shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28977 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.