Plant
Mahonia
9 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 9 still protected comes off patent on September 27, 2026.
Still under patent — 9 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Soft CaressPP20183Mahonia plant named ‘Soft Caress’UNDER PATENTSeptember 27, 2026
- CabaretPP21572Mahonia plant named ‘Cabaret’UNDER PATENTJanuary 5, 2030
- MarvelPP27425Mahonia hybrid plant named ‘Marvel’UNDER PATENTJune 24, 2035
- MONRWSPP28549Mahonia plant named ‘MONRWS’UNDER PATENTDecember 7, 2035
- sPg-15-1PP29095Mahonia plant named ‘sPg-15-1’UNDER PATENTFebruary 12, 2036
- NCMH1PP34442Mahonia plant named ‘NCMH1’UNDER PATENTOctober 14, 2041
- NCMH2PP34443Mahonia plant named ‘NCMH2’UNDER PATENTOctober 14, 2041
- ALT 2PP36433Mahonia plant named ‘ALT 2’UNDER PATENTApril 25, 2044
- HILLMAHPP36843Mahonia plant named ‘HILLMAH’UNDER PATENTNovember 6, 2044
Botanically this is Mahonia. 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.