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US Plant Patent PP30304

Fox

Zoysia matrella plant named ‘Fox’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 8, 2037.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP30304, the photograph of Fox printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP30304, 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
PP30304
Filed
September 8, 2017
Granted
March 19, 2019
Expires
September 8, 2037
Assignee
NAT AGRICULTURE & FOOD RES ORG, CHUBU CO LTD
Inventor
KOBAYASHI MAKOTO; KASUGA SHIGEMITSU; EBINA MASUMI; TSURUTA SHIN-ICHI; YAMADA SHIGEAKI; OOTA SHINNOSUKE; UOZUMI YASUYUKI

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Zoysia matrella plant named ‘Fox’, characterized by having less ear emergence, dark green leaf color, thick stolon, high tolerance to tread pressure, better summer survival, late fall discoloration, and high disease resistance, as compared to other Zoysia grass varieties.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Zoysia matrella plant named ‘Fox,’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP30304 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.