Plant
Hop
82 US plant patents name this plant. 18 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 64 still protected comes off patent on December 21, 2026.
Still under patent — 64 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Super GalenaPP20227Hop plant named ‘Super Galena’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2026
- HBC 394PP21289Hop plant named ‘HBC 394’UNDER PATENTJanuary 23, 2029
- DeltaPP23674Hop plant named ‘Delta’UNDER PATENTMarch 1, 2031
- Hort3829PP23985Hop plant named ‘Hort3829’UNDER PATENTJuly 5, 2031
- Hort7709PP23921Hop plant named ‘Hort7709’UNDER PATENTJuly 15, 2031
- HBC 366PP25899Hop plant named ‘HBC 366’UNDER PATENTDecember 15, 2031
- HBC 369PP24125Hop plant named ‘HBC 369’UNDER PATENTMay 10, 2032
- CalypsoPP24299Hop plant named ‘Calypso’UNDER PATENTMay 17, 2032
- HBC 291PP25874Hop plant named ‘HBC 291’UNDER PATENTAugust 6, 2032
- SumnerPP24913Hop plant named ‘Sumner’UNDER PATENTFebruary 8, 2033
- Hort3953PP25658Hop plant named ‘Hort3953’UNDER PATENTJuly 24, 2033
- LD1817PP26882Hop plant named ‘LD1817’UNDER PATENTMay 22, 2034
- HBC 564PP27256Hop plant named ‘HBC 564’UNDER PATENTMay 22, 2034
- ADHA 871PP27779Hop plant named ‘ADHA 871’UNDER PATENTSeptember 12, 2034
- ADHA 483PP27957Hop plant named ‘ADHA 483’UNDER PATENTSeptember 12, 2034
- ADHA 881PP27958Hop plant named ‘ADHA 881’UNDER PATENTSeptember 12, 2034
- HBC 344PP28140Hop plant named ‘HBC 344’UNDER PATENTJune 11, 2035
- STUFFPP29151Hop plant named ‘STUFF’UNDER PATENTAugust 29, 2035
- HBC 472PP29219Hop plant named ‘HBC 472’UNDER PATENTNovember 2, 2035
- HBC 566PP29239Hop plant named ‘HBC 566’UNDER PATENTNovember 2, 2035
- HBC 567PP29240Hop plant named ‘HBC 567’UNDER PATENTNovember 2, 2035
- HBC 568PP29241Hop plant named ‘HBC 568’UNDER PATENTNovember 2, 2035
- Furano 0802D goPP29237Hop plant named ‘Furano 0802D go’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2035
- Furano 0901B goPP29238Hop plant named ‘Furano 0901B go’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2035
- Furano 0902D goPP29576Hop plant named ‘Furano 0902D go’UNDER PATENTJanuary 12, 2036
- HBC 438PP29577Hop plant named ‘HBC 438’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2036
- HBC 520PP29829Hop plant named ‘HBC 520’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2036
- HBC 682PP29850Hop plant named ‘HBC 682’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2036
- HBC 522PP29894Hop plant named ‘HBC 522’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2036
- J-007PP30937Hop plant named ‘J-007’UNDER PATENTApril 12, 2037
- 74/134PP30019Hop plant named ‘74/134’UNDER PATENTMay 5, 2037
- Furano K906901060 GoPP30067Hop plant named ‘Furano K906901060 Go’UNDER PATENTJuly 13, 2037
- BRU-1PP30306Hop plant named ‘BRU-1’UNDER PATENTOctober 2, 2037
- Hort0605PP30474Hop plant named ‘Hort0605’UNDER PATENTOctober 23, 2037
- HBC 692PP30764Hop plant named ‘HBC 692’UNDER PATENTOctober 31, 2037
- HBC 644PP30892Hop plant named ‘HBC 644’UNDER PATENTOctober 31, 2037
- HBC 638PP31204Hop plant named ‘HBC 638’UNDER PATENTOctober 31, 2037
- OR91331PP31042Hop plant named ‘OR91331’UNDER PATENTDecember 28, 2037
- HBC 586PP31615Hop plant named ‘HBC 586’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2038
- HBC 353PP31616Hop plant named ‘HBC 353’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2038
- HBC 630PP31662Hop plant named ‘HBC 630’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2038
- Hort9909PP31852Hop plant named ‘Hort9909’UNDER PATENTNovember 13, 2038
- Hort4337PP31853Hop plant named ‘Hort4337’UNDER PATENTNovember 13, 2038
- Furano 1501U GoPP32140Hop plant named ‘Furano 1501U Go’UNDER PATENTAugust 7, 2039
- HBC 637PP33017Hop plant named ‘HBC 637’UNDER PATENTNovember 14, 2039
- CV12PP34075Hop plant named ‘CV12’UNDER PATENTJuly 14, 2040
- HBC 695PP33841Hop plant named ‘HBC 695’UNDER PATENTNovember 6, 2040
- ADHA 1940PP34627Hop plant named ‘ADHA 1940’UNDER PATENTDecember 28, 2040
- NZH063PP33944Hop plant named ‘NZH063’UNDER PATENTMarch 31, 2041
- NZH131PP33966Hop plant named ‘NZH131’UNDER PATENTMarch 31, 2041
- HBC 735PP34688Hop plant named ‘HBC 735’UNDER PATENTNovember 2, 2041
- HBC 1019PP34956Hop plant named ‘HBC 1019’UNDER PATENTDecember 30, 2041
- HBC 843PP34982Hop plant named ‘HBC 843’UNDER PATENTDecember 30, 2041
- IH101033PP34781Hop plant named ‘IH101033’UNDER PATENTJanuary 13, 2042
- YQH-1320 EXPPP35570Hop plant named ‘YQH-1320 EXP’UNDER PATENTNovember 8, 2042
- Furano 0414B GoPP36060Hop plant named ‘Furano 0414B Go’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2042
- IH13022PP35580Hop plant named ‘IH13022’UNDER PATENTDecember 28, 2042
- HBC 1134PP35763Hop plant named ‘HBC 1134’UNDER PATENTJanuary 13, 2043
- Furano 0612B GoPP36303Hop plant named ‘Furano 0612B Go’UNDER PATENTJanuary 26, 2043
- HS15619PP36249Hop plant named ‘HS15619’UNDER PATENTApril 16, 2043
- IH151343PP36734Hop plant named ‘IH151343’UNDER PATENTJuly 26, 2044
- Greenmont MotherPP37300Hop plant named ‘Greenmont Mother’UNDER PATENTDecember 27, 2044
- NZH-2077PP37154Hop plant named ‘NZH-2077’UNDER PATENTMay 1, 2045
- NZH-3077PP37173Hop plant named ‘NZH-3077’UNDER PATENTMay 1, 2045
Already in the public domain — 18 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.
- APOLLOPP20200Hop plant named ‘APOLLO’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 4, 2026
- BRAVOPP18602Hop plant named ‘BRAVO’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 26, 2026
- SummitPP18039Hop plant named ‘Summit’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 30, 2025
- YCR Accession No. 4PP15663Hop plant named ‘YCR Accession No. 4’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 15, 2023
- VGXP01PP14127Hop plant named “VGXP01”PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 3, 2020
- Millennium-48PP13128Hop plant named ‘Millennium-48’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 9, 2019
- Millennium-MiddleLatePP13129Hop plant named ‘Millennium-MiddleLate’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 9, 2019
- Millennium-44PP13132Hop plant named ‘Millennium-44’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 9, 2019
- Millennium-LatePP13311Hop plant named ‘Millennium-Late’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 9, 2019
- YCR Accession No. 14PP12213Hop plant named ‘YCR Accession No. 14’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 6, 2019
- YCR Accession No. 7PP12401Hop plant named “YCR Accession No. 7”PUBLIC DOMAINApril 6, 2019
- YCR Accession No. 5PP12404Hop plant named YCR Accession No. 5PUBLIC DOMAINApril 6, 2019
- H900325-5PP11615Hop plant named `H900325-5`PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 31, 2016
- ColumbusPP10956Hop variety named `Columbus`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 15, 2016
- H900322-4PP10147Hop plant named `H900322-4`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 28, 2016
- Hop plant named H87311-3PP8812PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 17, 2012
- H87207-2PP8823Hop plant named "H87207-2"PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 17, 2012
- Hop plant named 37 H87203-1"PP8824PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 17, 2012
Botanically this is Humulus. 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.