US Plant Patent PP21526
HLR 140
Helleborus plant named ‘HLR 140’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 8, 2029.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21526
- Filed
- July 8, 2009
- Granted
- November 23, 2010
- Expires
- July 8, 2029
- Assignee
- HEUGER JOSEF
- Inventor
- HEUGER JOSEF
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HLR 140’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; single light pink and greyed purple bi-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 ‘HLR 140’ as illustrated and described.
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