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US Plant Patent PP36920

Suncath 842

Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 842’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2044.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number
PP36920
Filed
September 25, 2024
Granted
September 2, 2025
Expires
September 25, 2044
Inventor
TOMOMATSU KOICHI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 842, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal and lateral branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; double-type flowers with purple-colored petals and petaloids; 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 Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 842’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36920 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.