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US Plant Patent PP23716

BA-189

Zoysiagrass plant named ‘BA-189’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 5, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 5, 2025. This patent earned 2,406 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23716, the photograph of BA-189 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23716, 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
PP23716
Filed
July 5, 2005
Granted
July 2, 2013
Expires
February 5, 2032
Inventor
SCULLY BRIAN T; NAGATA RUSSELL T; SISTRUNK DOROTHY M

Abstract

A newly discovered, and asexually reproduced genotype of Zoysiagrass with a distinct set of foliar, floral and agronomic traits.

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 type of Zoysiagrass plant substantially described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23716 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.