Plant
Medinilla
11 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 11 still protected comes off patent on June 30, 2031.
Still under patent — 11 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- BELLAPP23635Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘BELLA’UNDER PATENTJune 30, 2031
- magicPP25349Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘magic’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2033
- RS003PP26184Medinilla plant named ‘RS003’UNDER PATENTOctober 1, 2033
- RS005PP25768Medinilla plant named ‘RS005’UNDER PATENTJanuary 14, 2034
- ROYAL INTENZPP26665Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘ROYAL INTENZ’UNDER PATENTJuly 7, 2034
- ROYAL FLAZHPP27081Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘ROYAL FLAZH’UNDER PATENTAugust 30, 2034
- ROYAL ZENZPP27089Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘ROYAL ZENZ’UNDER PATENTSeptember 5, 2034
- ROYAL PEARLZPP27443Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘ROYAL PEARLZ’UNDER PATENTOctober 16, 2034
- ArosaPP27749Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘Arosa’UNDER PATENTMarch 3, 2035
- ROYAL GLOWPP31299Medinilla hybrid plant named ‘ROYAL GLOW’UNDER PATENTMay 22, 2038
- ROYAL TWISTPP31413Medinilla plant named ‘ROYAL TWIST’UNDER PATENTAugust 16, 2038
Botanically this is Medinilla. 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.