Plant
Capsicum
2 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 2 still protected comes off patent on October 23, 2033.
Still under patent — 2 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- SLP2B322PP26127Capsicum annuum plant named ‘SLP2B322’UNDER PATENTOctober 23, 2033
- BOEKTASPEP2PP27525Capsicum annuum plant named ‘BOEKTASPEP2’UNDER PATENTApril 2, 2035
Botanically this is Capsicum. 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.