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US Plant Patent PP23753

VERBEAUTY2

Helleborus plant named ‘VERBEAUTY2’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 22, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 12, 2030. This patent earned 405 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23753, the photograph of VERBEAUTY2 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23753, 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
PP23753
Filed
November 12, 2010
Granted
July 16, 2013
Expires
December 22, 2031
Inventor
VERBOOM JOHANNES

Abstract

A new and distinct Helleborus niger cultivar named ‘VERBEAUTY2’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive pure white flowers on a strong, compact plant. Plants of the new variety produce an abundance of flowers and are tolerant of high light conditions. The new variety is a Helleborus , normally produced as an ornamental plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘VERBEAUTY2’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23753 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.