Plant
Sanvitalia
18 US plant patents name this plant. 10 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 8 still protected comes off patent on November 12, 2027.
Still under patent — 8 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- WessateqPP19692Sanvitalia plant named ‘Wessateq’UNDER PATENTNovember 12, 2027
- KLESP07168PP20203Sanvitalia plant named ‘KLESP07168’UNDER PATENTApril 9, 2028
- DuesansugoPP22023Sanvitalia plant named ‘Duesansugo’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2029
- DANVITAL4PP22792Sanvitalia plant named ‘DANVITAL4’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2030
- DuesantogoPP25021Sanvitalia plant named ‘Duesantogo’UNDER PATENTMarch 25, 2033
- DuesanyestPP27019Sanvitalia plant named ‘Duesanyest’UNDER PATENTJanuary 8, 2035
- DSANTALGPP32696Sanvitalia plant named ‘DSANTALG’UNDER PATENTMarch 26, 2040
- Dosansusugo24PP36971Sanvitalia plant named ‘Dosansusugo24’UNDER PATENTFebruary 17, 2045
Already in the public domain — 10 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.
- StarbiniPP17869Sanvitalia plant named ‘Starbini’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 12, 2025
- San YelPP17214Sanvitalia plant named ‘San Yel’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 2, 2025
- WessacompPP15881Sanvitalia plant named ‘Wessacomp’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 20, 2024
- Sumsan 01PP15954Variety of Sanvitalia plant named ‘Sumsan 01’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 19, 2023
- SantasolPP15210Sanvitalia plant named ‘Santasol’ (S&G 30038)PUBLIC DOMAINJune 3, 2023
- SantanisPP14924Sanvitalia speciosa plant named ‘Santanis’ (S&G 20032)PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 11, 2023
- QuHa 4015/1PP15398Sanvitalia plant named ‘QuHa 4015/1’PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 4, 2022
- DittsunPP14140Sanvitalia plant named ‘Dittsun’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 10, 2022
- WessastarPP14799Variety of Sanvitalia plant named ‘Wessastar’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 23, 2022
- Santis 999-3PP12297Sanvitalia named ‘Santis 999-3’PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 23, 2019
Botanically this is Sanvitalia. 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.