US Plant Patent PP27289
M85
Zoysiagrass plant named ‘M85’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 29, 2035.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27289
- Filed
- May 29, 2015
- Granted
- October 18, 2016
- Expires
- May 29, 2035
- Inventor
- DOGUET DAVID; DOGUET DARIC ALAN; LEHMAN VIRGINIA GAIL
Abstract
An asexually reproduced variety of perennial zoysiagrass with a unique combination of morphological characters including medium fine leaf texture, short leaf length, low canopy height, and medium stiff leaf flexibility.
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 variety of zoysiagrass plant, substantially as described and illustrated herein, characterized particularly by a unique combination of morphological characters.
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