Plant
Lippia
6 US plant patents name this plant. 2 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 4 still protected comes off patent on November 10, 2034.
Still under patent — 4 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- ECOLOPIA1PP27036Lippia plant named ‘ECOLOPIA1’UNDER PATENTNovember 10, 2034
- ECOLOPIA2PP29010Lippia plant named ‘ECOLOPIA2’UNDER PATENTApril 19, 2036
- ECOLOPIA3PP33485Lippia plant named ‘ECOLOPIA3’UNDER PATENTOctober 8, 2040
- ECOLOPIA 4PP36439Lippia nodiflora plant named ‘ECOLOPIA 4’UNDER PATENTSeptember 18, 2044
Already in the public domain — 2 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.
- Campagna VerdePP20120Lippia plant named ‘Campagna Verde’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 22, 2026
- BhurakshakPP13110Lippia alba plant named ‘Bhurakshak’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 29, 2020
Botanically this is Lippia. 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.