Plant
Calluna
7 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on September 23, 2028.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Nr 5163PP20527Calluna plant named ‘Nr 5163’UNDER PATENTSeptember 23, 2028
- Nr 5157PP20529Calluna plant named ‘Nr 5157’UNDER PATENTSeptember 23, 2028
- Nr 580PP20530Calluna plant named ‘Nr 580’UNDER PATENTSeptember 23, 2028
- K6322PP26216Calluna plant named ‘K6322’UNDER PATENTMay 10, 2034
- K6300PP26217Calluna plant named ‘K6300’UNDER PATENTMay 10, 2034
- VivaPP36235Calluna plant named ‘Viva’UNDER PATENTFebruary 21, 2044
- LynnPP36436Calluna plant named ‘Lynn’UNDER PATENTFebruary 21, 2044
Botanically this is Calluna. 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.