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US Plant Patent PP18286

Osecmapu

Osteospermum plant named ‘Osecmapu’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 8, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18286, the photograph of Osecmapu printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18286, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP18286
Filed
May 8, 2006
Granted
December 4, 2007
Expires
May 8, 2026
Assignee
SYNGENTA SEEDS BV
Inventor
HOUBRAKEN ANNA M W P

Abstract

A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by its mounding plant habit, early flowering with deep purple colored ray florets and large inflorescences.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Osteospermum plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18286 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.