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US Plant Patent PP25059

BP7

Zoysia matrella plant named ‘BP7’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 12, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 26, 2032. This patent earned 321 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25059, the photograph of BP7 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25059, 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
PP25059
Filed
July 26, 2012
Granted
November 11, 2014
Expires
June 12, 2033
Assignee
GREENE HOMER C
Inventor
GREENE HOMER C

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Zoysia matrella plant named ‘BP7’, characterized by the combination of a prostrate growth habit, deep green foliage color, fine foliage texture and improved lateral growth vigor; characteristics which translate to a turf grass with highly aesthetic color and texture that is fast to establish, exhibits improved environmental tolerances, and can be maintained at a low mowing height.

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 variety of Zoysia matrella plant named ‘BP7’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25059 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.