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US Plant Patent PP20881

BLT03

Helleborus plant named ‘BLT03’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 12, 2028.

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 PP20881, the photograph of BLT03 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20881, 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
PP20881
Filed
December 12, 2008
Granted
March 23, 2010
Expires
December 12, 2028
Inventor
WHITE ROBIN; WHITE SUE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘BLT03’, characterized by its upright and mounded plant habit; strong and vigorous growth habit; relatively narrow leaflets; early and freely flowering habit; single purple and light green-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Helleborus plant named ‘BLT03’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20881 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.