US Plant Patent PP27969

EPB 20

Helleborus plant named ‘EPB 20’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 21, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 15, 2035. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27969
Filed: September 15, 2015
Granted: May 2, 2017
Expires: September 21, 2035
Assignee: DAVEY RODNEY, WINDSOR LYNDA
Inventor: DAVEY RODNEY; WINDSOR LYNDA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘EPB 20’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; uniform, continuous and freely flowering habit; relatively large greenish white-colored flowers that are held above the foliar plane on relatively long peduncles; and good garden performance.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Helleborus plant named ‘EPB 20’ as illustrated and described.

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