US Plant Patent PP16199

Walhelivor

Helleborus plant named ‘Walhelivor’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 20, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 3, 2024. This patent earned 109 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16199
Filed: May 3, 2004
Granted: January 10, 2006
Expires: August 20, 2024
Assignee: TRISTRAM DAVID
Inventor: TRISTRAM DAVID

Abstract

A new cultivar of Helleborus named ‘Walhelivor’ that is characterized by a tidy upright habit, ivory-white flowers, contrasting burgundy-pink buds, and medium green foliage. In combination these traits set ‘Walhelivor’ apart from all other existing varieties of Helleborus known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Helleborus plant named ‘Walhelivor’ as described, and illustrated.

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