US Plant Patent PP17723

Diastusca

Diascia plant named ‘Diastusca’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 1, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 14, 2026. This patent earned 48 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17723
Filed: March 14, 2006
Granted: May 15, 2007
Expires: May 1, 2026
Assignee: SYNGENTA SEEDS BV
Inventor: STEMKENS HENRICUS G W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Diascia plant named ‘Diastusca,’ particularly distinguished by its scarlet-orange flowers and upright habit.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Diascia plant named ‘Diastusca,’ as substantially illustrated and described herein.

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