Plant
Hemp
7 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on May 10, 2038.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- CW2APP30639Hemp plant named ‘CW2A’UNDER PATENTMay 10, 2038
- Eighty EightPP33162Hemp plant named ‘Eighty Eight’UNDER PATENTOctober 30, 2039
- Painted LadyPP33182Hemp plant named ‘Painted Lady’UNDER PATENTOctober 30, 2039
- C2BPP33183Hemp plant named ‘C2B’UNDER PATENTApril 17, 2040
- CAF#13/2020PP35412Hemp plant named ‘CAF#13/2020’UNDER PATENTMarch 9, 2041
- 3 CropPP34828Hemp plant named ‘3 Crop’UNDER PATENTSeptember 21, 2041
- NaClPP34724Hemp plant named ‘NaCl’UNDER PATENTSeptember 30, 2041
Botanically this is Cannabis. 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.