Genus
Sanvitalia
18 US plant patents have been granted in this genus. 10 are already in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell them. The next of the 8 still protected comes off patent on November 12, 2027.
Still under patent — 8 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- WessateqPP19692Sanvitalia plant named ‘Wessateq’UNDER PATENTNovember 12, 2027
- KLESP07168PP20203Sanvitalia plant named ‘KLESP07168’UNDER PATENTApril 9, 2028
- DuesansugoPP22023Sanvitalia plant named ‘Duesansugo’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2029
- DANVITAL4PP22792Sanvitalia plant named ‘DANVITAL4’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2030
- DuesantogoPP25021Sanvitalia plant named ‘Duesantogo’UNDER PATENTMarch 25, 2033
- DuesanyestPP27019Sanvitalia plant named ‘Duesanyest’UNDER PATENTJanuary 8, 2035
- DSANTALGPP32696Sanvitalia plant named ‘DSANTALG’UNDER PATENTMarch 26, 2040
- Dosansusugo24PP36971Sanvitalia plant named ‘Dosansusugo24’UNDER PATENTFebruary 17, 2045
Already in the public domain — 10 cultivars
Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell these plants — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.
- StarbiniPP17869Sanvitalia plant named ‘Starbini’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 12, 2025
- San YelPP17214Sanvitalia plant named ‘San Yel’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 2, 2025
- WessacompPP15881Sanvitalia plant named ‘Wessacomp’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 20, 2024
- Sumsan 01PP15954Variety of Sanvitalia plant named ‘Sumsan 01’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 19, 2023
- SantasolPP15210Sanvitalia plant named ‘Santasol’ (S&G 30038)PUBLIC DOMAINJune 3, 2023
- SantanisPP14924Sanvitalia speciosa plant named ‘Santanis’ (S&G 20032)PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 11, 2023
- QuHa 4015/1PP15398Sanvitalia plant named ‘QuHa 4015/1’PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 4, 2022
- DittsunPP14140Sanvitalia plant named ‘Dittsun’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 10, 2022
- WessastarPP14799Variety of Sanvitalia plant named ‘Wessastar’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 23, 2022
- Santis 999-3PP12297Sanvitalia named ‘Santis 999-3’PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 23, 2019
A patent expiring frees the plant, and its cultivar name comes with it — cultivar names cannot be trademarked, so they are always free to use. What it does not free is any brand name the plant is marketed under. Those are trademarks and renew indefinitely.