US Patent Issued to SUNTORY FLOWERS on Sept. 2 for "Catharanthus plant named 'Suncath 783'" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. PP36,919, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to SUNTORY FLOWERS Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Catharanthus plant named 'Suncath 783'" was invented by Koichi Tomomatsu (Shiga, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named 'Suncath 783', characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal and lateral branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; double-type flowers with purplish pink-colored petals and petaloids; and good garden performance."

The patent was filed on Sept. 25, 2024, under Application No. 18/896,774.

*For fur...