Plant
Catharanthus
36 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 33 still protected comes off patent on July 7, 2028.
Still under patent — 33 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- SunnichipinkPP20523Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichipink’UNDER PATENTJuly 7, 2028
- SunnichihohoPP20541Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichihoho’UNDER PATENTJuly 7, 2028
- SunnichiroroPP20559Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichiroro’UNDER PATENTJuly 7, 2028
- SunnichiroinPP22594Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichiroin’UNDER PATENTJanuary 26, 2031
- Sunnichi TarepaPP25110Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichi Tarepa’UNDER PATENTApril 27, 2033
- SunnichilavePP25111Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichilave’UNDER PATENTApril 28, 2033
- SunnichitaroPP25112Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichitaro’UNDER PATENTApril 28, 2033
- Sunnichi TahomePP25250Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichi Tahome’UNDER PATENTJune 8, 2033
- Suncatha 2316PP27476Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2316’UNDER PATENTMay 12, 2035
- Suncatha 2439PP27477Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2439’UNDER PATENTMay 12, 2035
- Suncatha 2460PP27455Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2460’UNDER PATENTMay 14, 2035
- Suncatha 224PP27478Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 224’UNDER PATENTMay 14, 2035
- Suncatha 2335PP28153Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2335’UNDER PATENTJuly 28, 2035
- SuncathamihoPP28732Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncathamiho’UNDER PATENTOctober 10, 2035
- Suncatha 2243PP28894Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2243’UNDER PATENTNovember 27, 2035
- Suncatfe 43PP28630Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 43’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2036
- Suncatfe 185PP28631Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 185’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2036
- Suncatso 23PP28632Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatso 23’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2036
- Suncatfe 23PP30309Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 23’UNDER PATENTSeptember 26, 2037
- Suncatfe 291PP30741Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 291’UNDER PATENTJanuary 12, 2038
- Eld StjarnaPP30767Catharanthus plant named ‘Eld Stjarna’UNDER PATENTJanuary 12, 2038
- Sunfs 82311PP33368Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunfs 82311’UNDER PATENTJuly 12, 2040
- Suncath 132PP33809Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 132’UNDER PATENTFebruary 9, 2041
- CaTU 1917PP36460Catharanthus plant named ‘CaTU 1917’UNDER PATENTMarch 28, 2044
- Suncath 783PP36919Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 783’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2044
- Suncath 842PP36920Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 842’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2044
- Suncath 803PP36943Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 803’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2044
- CaTU 1915PP36652Catharanthus plant named ‘CaTU 1915’UNDER PATENTOctober 29, 2044
- CARZ0003PP37001Catharanthus plant named ‘CARZ0003’UNDER PATENTNovember 6, 2044
- CARZ0002PP36790Catharanthus plant named ‘CARZ0002’UNDER PATENTNovember 12, 2044
- CARZ0004PP36791Catharanthus plant named ‘CARZ0004’UNDER PATENTNovember 12, 2044
- CARZ0001PP37002Catharanthus plant named ‘CARZ0001’UNDER PATENTNovember 13, 2044
- Suncath 801PP36763Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncath 801’UNDER PATENTJanuary 13, 2045
Already in the public domain — 3 cultivars
Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell these plants — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.
- SAKURAI 01PP18195Catharanthus plant named ‘SAKURAI 01’PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 9, 2026
- SAKURAI 15PP18154Catharanthus plant named ‘SAKURAI 15’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 26, 2026
- KITAJIMA ANGEL TUTUPP17766Catharanthus plant named ‘KITAJIMA ANGEL TUTU’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 31, 2025
Botanically this is Catharanthus. A patent expiring frees the plant, and its cultivar name with it — cultivar names cannot be trademarked. Any brand name it is sold under is a separate thing and may still be owned.