Plant
Gaultheria
8 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 8 still protected comes off patent on April 17, 2035.
Still under patent — 8 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- SPECGP11PP27170Gaultheria plant named ‘SPECGP11’UNDER PATENTApril 17, 2035
- Gaulsidh5PP29093Gaultheria plant named ‘Gaulsidh5’UNDER PATENTOctober 19, 2036
- Gaulsidh11PP29094Gaultheria plant named ‘Gaulsidh11’UNDER PATENTOctober 19, 2036
- Hokutotakaji-001PP30515Gaultheria plant named ‘Hokutotakaji-001’UNDER PATENTSeptember 20, 2037
- Gaulbri 1PP30791Gaultheria plant named ‘Gaulbri 1’UNDER PATENTFebruary 27, 2038
- GSW1600201PP33664Gaultheria plant named ‘GSW1600201’UNDER PATENTApril 14, 2041
- Gaulsidh12PP34625Gaultheria plant named ‘Gaulsidh12’UNDER PATENTMarch 22, 2042
- Gaulsidh4PP34661Gaultheria plant named ‘Gaulsidh4’UNDER PATENTMarch 22, 2042
Botanically this is Gaultheria. 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.