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.
Recent years are the most sought-after: the variety is free to use but still in production.
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
URSEL SCHLEMMER SPRINGMANN
Zea mays L. · Maize
FRANCE CANADA SEMENCES
Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass
MOMMERSTEEG INTERNATIONAL| Mommersteeg International B.V.
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Holden Foundation Seeds Inc. (US)
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
RAGT SA (FR)
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
J P G KONST
Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Ait. · Geranium
Hofmann Christa
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Maisadour Societe Cooperative Agricole (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
De Ruiter Seeds (NL)
Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl. · African violet
OPTIMARA ERFINDERGEMEINSCHAFT, GEBR. HOLTKAMP
Rosa L. · Rose
ROBERT G. JELLY
Oryza sativa L. · Rice
Cirad-Ca (FR)
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
CLAUSE, S.A.
Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum
Knapp, Jacques C. M. van der|De Lier, Netherlands
Begonia L. · Begonia
L. DÆHNFELDT A/S
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
SCA ADRIEN MOMONT & FILS
Rosa L. · Rose
Warriner, William A.|Tustin, CA
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
DIECKMANN| Ulrich Dieckmann
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
SELBAT SARL
Lilium L. · Lily
HOFFGAARDE BV (NL)
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean