Plant
Lily plant Lilium
5 US plant patents name this plant. 5 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell.
Already in the public domain — 5 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.
- Yellow fashionPP8762Lily plant Lilium `Yellow fashion`PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 30, 2013
- GrandviewPP8763Lily plant Lilium "Grandview"PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 30, 2013
- Red DwarfPP8764Lily plant Lilium `Red Dwarf`PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 30, 2013
- EgyptPP8859Lily plant Lilium `Egypt`PUBLIC DOMAINMay 11, 2013
- DayspringPP4181Lily plant Lilium `Dayspring`PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 3, 1995
Botanically this is Lilium. 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.