US Plant Patent PP18117
DANCOP17
Sutera plant named ‘DANCOP17’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 30, 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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP18117
- Filed
- March 30, 2006
- Granted
- October 9, 2007
- Expires
- March 30, 2026
- Assignee
- DANZIGER DAN FLOWER FARM
- Inventor
- DANZIGER GABRIEL
Abstract
A new and distinct Sutera plant named ‘DANCOP17’ particularly characterized by having 5-petalled flowers, measuring about 2.0 cm in diameter and light purple in color with a yellow-orange colored throat; vigorous growth which maintains a trailing, compact growth habit; early flowering response, suitable for use with hanging basket planters, combination planters and ground cover under full sunlight-and slight shade.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct Sutera plant named ‘DANCOP17’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18117 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.