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Varieties in the public domain

Plant breeders' rights are granted for a limited term. Upon expiration, the variety enters the public domain: its seeds can be propagated and sold without the rights holder's license.

Varieties
17 808

By year of entering the public domain

Recent years are the most sought-after: the variety is free to use but still in production.

Varieties in the public domain

Mickle

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta UK Ltd

FR IE UA
9 records

Merano

Protection expired

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Jutta Detering, Asmus Soren Petersen,

EE HU LT LV RO UA
7 records

Meran

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems B.V.

BG CZ NL PL SK
7 records

Meisolroz

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland, Marie-Louise

DE FR NL SE
6 records

Meinastur

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland, Alain Antoine/Paolino, Marie-Louise

DK FR SE
6 records

Meigerium

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Richardier, Michele Meilland|France / Meilland, Alain A.|France / Meilland, Marie Louise|France

DK FR HU SE
6 records

Meibrico

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland, Alain Antoine/Paolino, Marie-Louise

DK FR SE
6 records

Mazurka

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Unisigma GIE (FR)/Limagrain Europe (FR)

DK ES FR
9 records

Maxol

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Semences Cargill SA (FR)/Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)

DE DK FR PL
9 records

Majoret

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Syngenta Participations AG

EE
7 records

Madou

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Unisigma GIE (FR)/Societe Europeenne de Semences NV/SA (BE)

DE FR LT
9 records

Macrexy

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Samuel McGredy

DE DK FR
6 records

Macarena

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds, NL

ES FR NL PL
6 records

Lux

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Sejet Planteforaedling I,S

DK HR IE LV
12 records

Lord

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

DELITZSCH| Delitzsch Pflanzenzucht Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung

BE CZ DE PL
6 records

Lohana

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Nickerson International Research SNC (FR)

CZ DK FR PL
8 records

Litango

Protection expired

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Schumann Cord, Busch Heinrich,

DE FI PL UA
9 records

Liprima

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DSV Deutsche Saatveredelung AG (DE)

CZ DE DK HR
9 records

Liperry

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

EURO GRAS| Euro Grass Breeding GmbH & Co. KG

DE IE NL PL
7 records

Lindon

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

S & G Seeds BV (NL)

CZ FR HU NL SK
7 records

Limosa

Protection expired

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

AT CZ DE PL
8 records

Lihersa

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

EURO GRAS| Euro Grass Breeding GmbH & Co. KG

AT DE FR PL
8 records

Licosmos

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Heinrich Busch

DE DK IE PL
12 records

Legio

Protection expired

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Nickerson-Zwaan B.V., NL-2990 AA Barendrecht

CZ HR NL PL
6 records

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