Public domain

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.

2026 1 754 2025 2 267 2024 2 040 2023 1 891 2022 859 2021 1 395 2020 1 341 2019 1 630 2018 873 2017 1 239 2016 1 088 2015 1 023

Varieties in the public domain

Commodore

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

Commodore

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

2 records

Comfort

Protection expired

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

1 record

Combi

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

1 record

Columbus

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

1 record

Coltrane

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

Colorondo

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

Colorado

Protection expired

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

1 record

Colombo

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

1 record

Cocty

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Coco

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

1 record

Clip

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Clinton Lemon

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Clinton

Protection expired

Tagetes erecta L. · African marigold

1 record

Clinton

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Cleopatra

Protection expired

Kalanchoe Adans. · Kalanchoe

1 record

Claudia

Protection expired

Rhipsalis Gaertn. · Mistletoe cactus

1 record

Claudia

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

Clarissa

Protection expired

Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl. · African violet

1 record

Citrix

Protection expired

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

1 record

Citara

Protection expired

Dianthus caryophyllus L. · Carnation

1 record

Circus

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

1 record

Cindy

Protection expired

Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl. · African violet

1 record

Cikora

Protection expired

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

1 record

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Important distinction

Plant breeders' rights: Expired: propagation is allowed without a license.
Admission to trade: This is a different legal framework. A variety with expired rights may still be removed from the national catalogue, in which case seed sales are prohibited. Check both statuses on the variety page.

The status is calculated based on dates from official bulletins and does not replace an official register extract. About sources