Genus
Lobularia
20 US plant patents have been granted in this genus. 0 are already in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell them. The next of the 20 still protected comes off patent on August 5, 2029.
On the name: Filed as Lobularia. Now generally treated as a synonym under current taxonomy.
Still under patent — 20 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- INLBUSNOPRPP21594Lobularia plant named ‘INLBUSNOPR’UNDER PATENTAugust 5, 2029
- InlbusnowhiPP24211Lobularia plant named ‘Inlbusnowhi’UNDER PATENTApril 26, 2032
- DLOBU2PP24337Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBU2’UNDER PATENTAugust 7, 2032
- InlbubluprPP24516Lobularia plant named ‘Inlbublupr’UNDER PATENTOctober 12, 2032
- DLOBU22PP25141Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBU22’UNDER PATENTMarch 27, 2033
- DLOBU20PP25142Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBU20’UNDER PATENTMarch 27, 2033
- DLOBU21PP25155Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBU21’UNDER PATENTMarch 27, 2033
- InlbuwikniPP25210Lobularia plant named ‘Inlbuwikni’UNDER PATENTMay 31, 2033
- DLOBU23PP26092Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBU23’UNDER PATENTApril 21, 2034
- DLOBU24PP26040Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBU24’UNDER PATENTApril 24, 2034
- Inlobu1007PP26931Lobularia plant named ‘Inlobu1007’UNDER PATENTNovember 24, 2034
- DLOBUBPINKPP27669Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBUBPINK’UNDER PATENTJune 16, 2035
- DLOBRASTRMPP28375Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBRASTRM’UNDER PATENTMarch 22, 2036
- DLOBUDLAVSPP29898Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBUDLAVS’UNDER PATENTMay 30, 2037
- BalbeezitePP29944Lobularia plant named ‘Balbeezite’UNDER PATENTJanuary 5, 2038
- BalbeezinkPP29971Lobularia plant named ‘Balbeezink’UNDER PATENTJanuary 5, 2038
- BalbeezurpPP31666Lobularia plant named ‘Balbeezurp’UNDER PATENTJuly 3, 2039
- InlbumokniPP32673Lobularia plant named ‘Inlbumokni’UNDER PATENTApril 9, 2040
- INLBUVIOKNPP34303Lobularia plant named ‘INLBUVIOKN’UNDER PATENTJuly 9, 2041
- INLBUWHIGTPP36960Lobularia plant named ‘INLBUWHIGT’UNDER PATENTNovember 22, 2044
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.