Genus
Dendrobium
13 US plant patents have been granted in this genus. 6 are already in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell them. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on July 11, 2027.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- SPCDW0602PP19773Dendrobium plant named ‘SPCDW0602’UNDER PATENTJuly 11, 2027
- Suden1201PP24967Dendrobium plant named ‘Suden1201’UNDER PATENTApril 4, 2033
- SPCDW1007PP26324Dendrobium orchid plant named ‘SPCDW1007’UNDER PATENTMarch 8, 2034
- SPCDW1005PP27002Dendrobium orchid plant ‘SPCDW1005’UNDER PATENTAugust 16, 2034
- SPCDW1004PP27340Dendrobium orchid plant ‘SPCDW1004’UNDER PATENTNovember 14, 2034
- Suden1402PP28381Dendrobium plant named ‘Suden1402’UNDER PATENTFebruary 10, 2036
- Suden1603PP29947Dendrobium plant named ‘Suden1603’UNDER PATENTAugust 16, 2037
Already in the public domain — 6 cultivars
Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell these plants — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.
- YFY-HS1PP16746Dendrobium plant named ‘YFY-HS1’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 17, 2025
- White AnnaPP16727Dendrobium plant named ‘White Anna’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 21, 2024
- FirebirdPP13562Dendrobium plant named Stardust ‘Firebird’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 4, 2020
- SanokkuPP11281Dendrobium plant named `Sanokku`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 5, 2017
- ApollonPP11282Dendrobium plant named `Apollon`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 5, 2017
- Snow KingPP11321Dendrobium plant named `Snow King`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 5, 2017
A patent expiring frees the plant, and its cultivar name comes with it — cultivar names cannot be trademarked, so they are always free to use. What it does not free is any brand name the plant is marketed under. Those are trademarks and renew indefinitely.