US Plant Patent PP36278

HON 1612

Helleborus plant named ‘HON 1612’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 26, 2043.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 14, 2043. This patent earned 42 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP36278
Filed: November 14, 2023
Granted: November 26, 2024
Expires: December 26, 2043
Assignee: HEUGER JOSEF
Inventor: HEUGER JOSEF

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HON 1612’, characterized by its upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaflets with lighter green-colored venation; freely flowering habit; purplish red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Helleborus plant named ‘HON 1612’ as illustrated and described.

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