US Plant Patent PP14924
Santanis
Sanvitalia speciosa plant named ‘Santanis’ (S&G 20032)
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 11, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 15, 2023. This patent earned 27 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP14924
- Filed
- January 15, 2003
- Granted
- June 22, 2004
- Expires
- February 11, 2023
- Assignee
- SYNGENTA SEEDS BV
- Inventor
- HOUBRAKEN ANNA M W P
Abstract
A distinct cultivar of Sanvitalia plant named ‘Santanis’ (S&G 20032) which is particularly distinguished by its very compact plant habit, ball shape, small flowers and constant floridity during summer.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Sanvitalia plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14924 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.