Plant
Colocasia
39 US plant patents name this plant. 1 has expired, so that cultivar is free to propagate and sell. The next of the 38 still protected comes off patent on August 13, 2027.
Still under patent — 38 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- MAUI MAGICPP19625Colocasia plant named ‘MAUI MAGIC’UNDER PATENTAugust 13, 2027
- Hawaiian EyePP19884Colocasia plant named ‘Hawaiian Eye’UNDER PATENTJanuary 4, 2028
- DIAMOND HEADPP19939Colocasia plant named ‘DIAMOND HEAD’UNDER PATENTJanuary 4, 2028
- BLUE HAWAIIPP20003Colocasia plant named ‘BLUE HAWAII’UNDER PATENTJanuary 4, 2028
- Hilo BayPP20108Colocasia plant named ‘Hilo Bay’UNDER PATENTJanuary 4, 2028
- PINEAPPLE PRINCESSPP20982Colocasia plant named ‘PINEAPPLE PRINCESS’UNDER PATENTAugust 23, 2028
- MojitoPP21995Colocasia plant named ‘Mojito’UNDER PATENTDecember 31, 2029
- KONA COFFEEPP22420Colocasia plant named ‘KONA COFFEE’UNDER PATENTNovember 30, 2030
- Black CoralPP23896Colocasia plant named ‘Black Coral’UNDER PATENTFebruary 17, 2032
- WHITE LAVAPP24481Colocasia plant named ‘WHITE LAVA’UNDER PATENTMarch 16, 2033
- MAUI GOLDPP24482Colocasia plant named ‘MAUI GOLD’UNDER PATENTMarch 16, 2033
- HAWAIIAN PUNCHPP24596Colocasia plant named ‘HAWAIIAN PUNCH’UNDER PATENTMarch 16, 2033
- Noble GigantePP25219Colocasia plant named ‘Noble Gigante’UNDER PATENTAugust 7, 2033
- Black RipplePP26151Colocasia plant named ‘Black Ripple’UNDER PATENTOctober 3, 2033
- Imperial GigantePP26152Colocasia plant named ‘Imperial Gigante’UNDER PATENTOctober 21, 2033
- Electric Blue GeckoPP26153Colocasia plant named ‘Electric Blue Gecko’UNDER PATENTOctober 21, 2033
- Dragon HeartPP26890Colocasia plant named ‘Dragon Heart’UNDER PATENTJuly 24, 2034
- Victorious GigantePP26891Colocasia plant named ‘Victorious Gigante’UNDER PATENTJuly 25, 2034
- Morning DewPP26865Colocasia plant named ‘Morning Dew’UNDER PATENTJuly 31, 2034
- Painted Black GeckoPP27733Colocasia plant named ‘Painted Black Gecko’UNDER PATENTMay 16, 2035
- Black Sapphire GeckoPP27966Colocasia plant named ‘Black Sapphire Gecko’UNDER PATENTJuly 24, 2035
- Maximus GigantePP28001Colocasia plant named ‘Maximus Gigante’UNDER PATENTJuly 24, 2035
- Fierce GigantePP28766Colocasia plant named ‘Fierce Gigante’UNDER PATENTMay 17, 2036
- Tropical StormPP28567Colocasia plant named ‘Tropical Storm’UNDER PATENTJuly 7, 2036
- AlohaPP29692Colocasia plant named ‘Aloha’UNDER PATENTMarch 8, 2037
- Distant MemoryPP30292Colocasia plant named ‘Distant Memory’UNDER PATENTFebruary 14, 2038
- Black SwanPP30318Colocasia plant named ‘Black Swan’UNDER PATENTFebruary 14, 2038
- Black GobletPP30339Colocasia plant named ‘Black Goblet’UNDER PATENTApril 23, 2038
- Maui SunrisePP31175Colocasia plant named ‘Maui Sunrise’UNDER PATENTDecember 3, 2038
- Tea PartyPP33081Colocasia plant named ‘Tea Party’UNDER PATENTApril 24, 2040
- Pharaohs MaskPP33772Colocasia plant named ‘Pharaohs Mask’UNDER PATENTNovember 25, 2040
- WaikikiPP34615Colocasia plant named ‘Waikiki’UNDER PATENTOctober 7, 2041
- coredePP34729Colocasia plant named ‘corede’UNDER PATENTDecember 3, 2041
- COPHANTOPP36533Colocasia plant named ‘COPHANTO’UNDER PATENTApril 27, 2044
- FLOCOCLEOPP36569Colocasia plant named ‘FLOCOCLEO’UNDER PATENTOctober 17, 2044
- FLOCOLEGYPP36570Colocasia plant named ‘FLOCOLEGY’UNDER PATENTOctober 18, 2044
- FLOCOPHADRPP37072Colocasia plant named ‘FLOCOPHADR’UNDER PATENTOctober 18, 2044
- Hawaiian LuauPP37138Colocasia plant named ‘Hawaiian Luau’UNDER PATENTFebruary 5, 2045
Already in the public domain — 1 cultivar
Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell this plant — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.
- MidnightPP17887Colocasia plant named ‘Midnight’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 10, 2026
Botanically this is Colocasia. 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.