Genus
Nelumbo
10 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 10 still protected comes off patent on September 17, 2038.
Still under patent — 10 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Cenghong DingcuiPP31241Nelumbo plant named ‘Cenghong Dingcui’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Fu FenPP31243Nelumbo plant named ‘Fu Fen’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Zhijiang QiuyuePP31244Nelumbo plant named ‘Zhijiang Qiuyue’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Buzeng JieluPP31245Nelumbo plant named ‘Buzeng Jielu’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Yanzhuang ZhaojunPP31242Nelumbo plant named ‘Yanzhuang Zhaojun’UNDER PATENTSeptember 18, 2038
- Zhongshan ChanyunPP34057Nelumbo plant named ‘Zhongshan Chanyun’UNDER PATENTJanuary 14, 2041
- Taoling ShipianPP34388Nelumbo plant named ‘Taoling Shipian’UNDER PATENTAugust 9, 2041
- ZHONGSHAN HONGLANPP34249Nelumbo plant named ‘ZHONGSHAN HONGLAN’UNDER PATENTDecember 17, 2041
- Nanzhou XuefengPP34268Nelumbo ‘Nanzhou Xuefeng’UNDER PATENTDecember 17, 2041
- QINHUAI CHENWUPP35477Nelumbo plant named ‘QINHUAI CHENWU’UNDER PATENTJanuary 10, 2043
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.