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US Plant Patent PP15615

HGC Josef Lemper

Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Josef Lemper’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 28, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP15615, the photograph of HGC Josef Lemper printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15615, 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
PP15615
Filed
June 28, 2004
Granted
March 1, 2005
Expires
June 28, 2024
Inventor
HEUGER JOSEPH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Josef Lemper’, characterized by its upright plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; large white-colored flowers; and relatively early flowering.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Josef Lemper’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15615 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.