Plant
Impatients
3 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell.
Already in the public domain — 3 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.
- BalcebpurpPP13999New Guinea Impatients plant named ‘Balcebpurp’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 1, 2022
- ClaramariePP10863New Guinea Impatients plant named `Claramarie`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 23, 2017
- BFP-605 OrangePP10078New Guinea impatients named `BFP-605 Orange`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 21, 2016
Botanically this is Impatiens. 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.