Plant
Hoya
5 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 5 still protected comes off patent on September 25, 2043.
Still under patent — 5 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- JAD037PP35955Hoya plant named ‘JAD037’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2043
- Jingfeng VariegataPP36085Hoya commutata plant named ‘Jingfeng Variegata’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2043
- Grey FairyPP36356Hoya plant named ‘Grey Fairy’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2043
- AMZ001PP36350Hoya plant named ‘AMZ001’UNDER PATENTApril 23, 2044
- G4Y0002PP37411Hoya plant named ‘G4Y0002’UNDER PATENTFebruary 26, 2045
Botanically this is Hoya. 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.