US Plant Patent PP27476
Suncatha 2316
Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2316’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 12, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 31, 2035. This patent earned 42 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27476
- Filed
- March 31, 2015
- Granted
- December 20, 2016
- Expires
- May 12, 2035
- Assignee
- SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, YAMADA MASAHIRO
- Inventor
- YAMADA MASAHIRO
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2316’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; double-type flowers that are pale pink in color; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2316’ as illustrated and described.
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