Plant
Hypoestes
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 14, 2037.
Still under patent — 5 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- G14160PP29842Hypoestes plant named ‘G14160’UNDER PATENTSeptember 14, 2037
- G14157PP30613Hypoestes plant named ‘G14157’UNDER PATENTNovember 14, 2037
- G14161PP30401Hypoestes plant named ‘G14161’UNDER PATENTJanuary 3, 2038
- G15180PP30505Hypoestes plant named ‘G15180’UNDER PATENTJanuary 3, 2038
- G14158PP32914Hypoestes plant named ‘G14158’UNDER PATENTApril 30, 2040
Botanically this is Hypoestes. 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.