Plant
Aechmea
20 US plant patents name this plant. 12 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 8 still protected comes off patent on December 20, 2027.
Still under patent — 8 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- FantasyPP19877Aechmea plant named ‘Fantasy’UNDER PATENTDecember 20, 2027
- Patricia's SecretPP28354Aechmea plant named ‘Patricia's Secret’UNDER PATENTJune 4, 2035
- AmericaPP27762Aechmea plant named ‘America’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2035
- Del CieloPP28922Aechmea plant named ‘Del Cielo’UNDER PATENTAugust 22, 2036
- Pink TangoPP32329Aechmea plant named ‘Pink Tango’UNDER PATENTAugust 23, 2039
- Don JuanPP34412Aechmea plant named ‘Don Juan’UNDER PATENTDecember 6, 2041
- Blue DreamPP35721Aechmea plant named ‘Blue Dream’UNDER PATENTJuly 10, 2043
- Blue WavePP35740Aechmea plant named ‘Blue Wave’UNDER PATENTJuly 10, 2043
Already in the public domain — 12 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.
- Del MarPP13421Aechmea plant named ‘Del Mar’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 27, 2021
- 228PP13260Aechmea plant named ‘228’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 2, 2021
- Harvey's PridePP12075Aechmea plant named ‘Harvey's Pride’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 16, 2020
- Loie's PridePP12078Aechmea plant named ‘Loie's Pride’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 16, 2020
- MayaPP12146Aechmea plant named ‘Maya’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 18, 2019
- IncaPP12185Aechmea plant named ‘Inca’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 18, 2019
- Blue TangoPP11743Aechmea plant named ‘Blue Tango’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 14, 2019
- PrimeraPP12685Aechmea plant named ‘Primera’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 4, 2019
- StarbritePP10520Aechmea plant named `Starbrite`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 7, 2017
- Grey GhostPP10665Aechmea plant named `Grey Ghost`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 7, 2017
- SuperbPP10647Aechmea plant named `Superb`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 6, 2017
- EileenPP7833Aechmea hybrid `Eileen`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 22, 2010
Botanically this is Aechmea. A patent expiring frees the plant, and its cultivar name with it — cultivar names cannot be trademarked. Any brand name it is sold under is a separate thing and may still be owned.