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US Plant Patent PP18415

BA-305

Zoysiagrass plant named ‘BA-305’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 11, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 5, 2025. This patent earned 37 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18415, the photograph of BA-305 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18415, 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
PP18415
Filed
July 5, 2005
Granted
January 15, 2008
Expires
August 11, 2025
Inventor
SCULLY BRIAN T

Abstract

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

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

1. A new and distinct genotype of zoysiagrass plant substantially described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18415 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.