Plant
Heptacodium miconioides
2 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 2 still protected comes off patent on November 30, 2037.
Still under patent — 2 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- SMNHMRFPP30763Heptacodium miconioides plant named ‘SMNHMRF’UNDER PATENTNovember 30, 2037
- Whit LXXXIPP33515Heptacodium miconioides plant named ‘Whit LXXXI’UNDER PATENTJanuary 4, 2041
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.