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US Plant Patent PP18316

DANCOP18

Sutera plant named ‘DANCOP18’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 3, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 30, 2026. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18316, the photograph of DANCOP18 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18316, 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
PP18316
Filed
March 30, 2006
Granted
December 18, 2007
Expires
April 3, 2026
Assignee
DANZIGER DAN FLOWER FARM
Inventor
DANZIGER GABRIEL

Abstract

A new and distinct Sutera plant named ‘DANCOP18’ particularly characterized by having 5-petalled flowers, measuring 1.8 cm in diameter and violet-blue in color, with a yellow-colored center, and 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 ‘DANCOP18’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18316 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.