US Plant Patent PP18826

L99-233

Sugar cane variety named ‘L99-233’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 16, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 15, 2026. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18826
Filed: November 15, 2006
Granted: May 20, 2008
Expires: November 16, 2026
Assignee: UNIV LOUISIANA STATE
Inventor: GRAVOIS KENNETH A; BISCHOFF KEITH P

Abstract

A new variety of sugarcane, identified as ‘L99-233’, is disclosed having superior sugarcane rust disease resistance, excellent ratooning ability, and high sugar/sucrose content and cane yield 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 Saccharum sp. plant named ‘L99-233’, as described and illustrated in the specification herein.

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