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

Candy

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

1 record

Candle

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

1 record

Candice

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

Camino Amber

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Camilla

Protection expired

Rhipsalis Gaertn. · Mistletoe cactus

1 record

Camargue

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

Calypso

Protection expired

Asclepias tuberosa L. · Butterfly weed

1 record

Calora Rood

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Calora

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Calitha

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

1 record

Calimero

Protection expired

Hippeastrum Herb. · Amaryllis

1 record

Calgary Pink

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Calgary

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Caldera

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

2 records

Calando

Protection expired

Dianthus caryophyllus L. · Carnation

1 record

Cafka

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

1 record

Caesar

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

1 record

Cadillac

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

Cadenze

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

2 records

Buru

Protection expired

Kalanchoe Adans. · Kalanchoe

1 record

Burning Love

Protection expired

Tulipa L. · Tulip

1 record

Bundy Gold

Protection expired

Ficus benjamina L. · Weeping fig

1 record

Bulger riesen

Protection expired

Allium porrum L. · Leek

1 record

Bukett svetlo modrofialová

Protection expired

Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees · China aster

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