Plant
Barberry
17 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 14 still protected comes off patent on October 1, 2028.
Still under patent — 14 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- TalagoPP20602Barberry plant named ‘Talago’UNDER PATENTOctober 1, 2028
- RedtorchPP22220Barberry plant named ‘Redtorch’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2030
- CelestePP24586Barberry plant named ‘Celeste’UNDER PATENTNovember 17, 2032
- KasiaPP24817Barberry plant named ‘Kasia’UNDER PATENTJanuary 12, 2033
- MimiPP24841Barberry plant named ‘Mimi’UNDER PATENTJanuary 16, 2033
- HelenPP24819Barberry plant named ‘Helen’UNDER PATENTJanuary 18, 2033
- KorenPP24818Barberry plant named ‘Koren’UNDER PATENTJanuary 24, 2033
- O'ByrnePP26546Barberry plant named ‘O'Byrne’UNDER PATENTJanuary 25, 2034
- UCONNBTB113PP30094Barberry plant named ‘UCONNBTB113’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2036
- UCONNBTCP4NPP30095Barberry plant named ‘UCONNBTCP4N’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2036
- UCONNBTB048PP30127Barberry plant named ‘UCONNBTB048’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2036
- UCONNBTB039PP30128Barberry plant named ‘UCONNBTB039’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2036
- JBN 17-001PP36589Barberry plant named ‘JBN 17-001’UNDER PATENTMay 6, 2044
- JBN 17-002PP36590Barberry plant named ‘JBN 17-002’UNDER PATENTMay 16, 2044
Already in the public domain — 3 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.
- MariaPP18082Barberry plant named ‘Maria’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 30, 2025
- GentryPP9461Barberry plant `Gentry` cultivarPUBLIC DOMAINAugust 23, 2014
- Crimson VelvetPP6269Barberry plantPUBLIC DOMAINAugust 8, 2006
Botanically this is Berberis. 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.