Plant
Dendrobium
13 US plant patents name this plant. 6 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on July 11, 2027.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- SPCDW0602PP19773Dendrobium plant named ‘SPCDW0602’UNDER PATENTJuly 11, 2027
- Suden1201PP24967Dendrobium plant named ‘Suden1201’UNDER PATENTApril 4, 2033
- SPCDW1007PP26324Dendrobium orchid plant named ‘SPCDW1007’UNDER PATENTMarch 8, 2034
- SPCDW1005PP27002Dendrobium orchid plant ‘SPCDW1005’UNDER PATENTAugust 16, 2034
- SPCDW1004PP27340Dendrobium orchid plant ‘SPCDW1004’UNDER PATENTNovember 14, 2034
- Suden1402PP28381Dendrobium plant named ‘Suden1402’UNDER PATENTFebruary 10, 2036
- Suden1603PP29947Dendrobium plant named ‘Suden1603’UNDER PATENTAugust 16, 2037
Already in the public domain — 6 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.
- YFY-HS1PP16746Dendrobium plant named ‘YFY-HS1’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 17, 2025
- White AnnaPP16727Dendrobium plant named ‘White Anna’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 21, 2024
- FirebirdPP13562Dendrobium plant named Stardust ‘Firebird’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 4, 2020
- SanokkuPP11281Dendrobium plant named `Sanokku`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 5, 2017
- ApollonPP11282Dendrobium plant named `Apollon`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 5, 2017
- Snow KingPP11321Dendrobium plant named `Snow King`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 5, 2017
Botanically this is Dendrobium. 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.