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US Plant Patent PP27345

SS-Z15

Zoysia japonica L. plant named ‘SS-Z15’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 6, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 30, 2034. This patent earned 129 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27345, the photograph of SS-Z15 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27345, 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
PP27345
Filed
August 30, 2014
Granted
November 1, 2016
Expires
January 6, 2035
Assignee
SOD SOLUTIONS INC
Inventor
WAGNER SR TOBEY ANDREW

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Zoysia grass named ‘SS-Z15’, is characterized by its wide leaf blade, long white inflorescences, slow lateral growth and good cold hardiness, compared to other Zoysia grass cultivars.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Zoysia grass named ‘SS-Z15’, as herein illustrated and described, characterized by its distinctive and unique combination of several characteristics such as: light green color, course texture, wide leaf blade with relative short blades, long white inflorescences, and green stolons.

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