US Plant Patent PP16488

Z-89

Zoysiagrass plant named ‘Z-89’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 12, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 21, 2023. This patent earned 266 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16488, the photograph of Z-89 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16488, 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: PP16488
Filed: July 21, 2003
Granted: May 2, 2006
Expires: April 12, 2024
Assignee: ROCKIE JOHN W B
Inventor: ROCKIE JOHN W B

Abstract

Described is a new Zoysiagrass variety characterized by a finer leaf texture, an improved color and an improved growth habit compared to other Zoysiagrass varieties.

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

1. A new Zoysiagrass plant of the variety substantially as shown and described.

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