Plant
Distylium
19 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 19 still protected comes off patent on May 6, 2031.
Still under patent — 19 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Vintage JadePP23128Distylium plant named ‘Vintage Jade’UNDER PATENTMay 6, 2031
- PIIDIST-IIPP24409Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-II’UNDER PATENTJune 23, 2032
- PIIDIST-IPP24410Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-I’UNDER PATENTJune 25, 2032
- PIIDIST-IIIPP25304Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-III’UNDER PATENTJuly 19, 2033
- sPg-3-007PP25833Distylium plant named ‘sPg-3-007’UNDER PATENTJanuary 30, 2034
- PIIDIST-IVPP25984Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-IV’UNDER PATENTMarch 14, 2034
- PIIDIST-VPP27631Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-V’UNDER PATENTMarch 10, 2035
- PIIDIST-VIPP29779Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-VI’UNDER PATENTApril 6, 2037
- RLH-DM1ERPP30514Distylium plant named ‘RLH-DM1ER’UNDER PATENTMarch 30, 2038
- BLDY02PP32785Distylium plant named ‘BLDY02’UNDER PATENTJanuary 7, 2040
- BLDY01PP32816Distylium plant named ‘BLDY01’UNDER PATENTJanuary 7, 2040
- DISmd-09-15PP34753Distylium plant named ‘DISmd-09-15’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2042
- DISmd-24-18PP34819Distylium plant named ‘DISmd-24-18’UNDER PATENTMay 24, 2042
- DISmd-26-18PP34992Distylium plant named ‘DISmd-26-18’UNDER PATENTMay 24, 2042
- DISmd-15-18PP35699Distylium plant named ‘DISmd-15-18’UNDER PATENTMay 3, 2043
- CG-46-22PP36786Distylium plant named ‘CG-46-22’UNDER PATENTAugust 9, 2044
- EH-60-22PP36912Distylium plant named ‘EH-60-22’UNDER PATENTAugust 9, 2044
- ZhDis12-16PP37115Distylium plant named ‘ZhDis12-16’UNDER PATENTJanuary 10, 2045
- T3-01-22PP37350Distylium plant named ‘T3-01-22’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2045
Botanically this is Distylium. 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.