US Plant Patent PP28630
Suncatfe 43
Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 43’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 22, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 11, 2036. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28630
- Filed
- April 11, 2016
- Granted
- November 14, 2017
- Expires
- April 22, 2036
- Assignee
- SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, YAMADA MASAHIRO
- Inventor
- YAMADA MASAHIRO
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 43’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; relatively small star-shaped white-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 43’ as illustrated and described.
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