US Plant Patent PP26490
COSEH 3040
Helleborus plant named ‘COSEH 3040’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 13, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 10, 2034. This patent earned 184 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26490
- Filed
- January 10, 2014
- Granted
- March 8, 2016
- Expires
- July 13, 2034
- Assignee
- HEUGER JOSEF
- Inventor
- HEUGER JOSEF
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘COSEH 3040’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and mounding plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely and early flowering habit; single white and yellow green-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Helleborus plant named ‘COSEH 3040’ as illustrated and described.
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