Plant
Nelumbo
10 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 10 still protected comes off patent on September 17, 2038.
Still under patent — 10 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Cenghong DingcuiPP31241Nelumbo plant named ‘Cenghong Dingcui’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Fu FenPP31243Nelumbo plant named ‘Fu Fen’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Zhijiang QiuyuePP31244Nelumbo plant named ‘Zhijiang Qiuyue’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Buzeng JieluPP31245Nelumbo plant named ‘Buzeng Jielu’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2038
- Yanzhuang ZhaojunPP31242Nelumbo plant named ‘Yanzhuang Zhaojun’UNDER PATENTSeptember 18, 2038
- Zhongshan ChanyunPP34057Nelumbo plant named ‘Zhongshan Chanyun’UNDER PATENTJanuary 14, 2041
- Taoling ShipianPP34388Nelumbo plant named ‘Taoling Shipian’UNDER PATENTAugust 9, 2041
- ZHONGSHAN HONGLANPP34249Nelumbo plant named ‘ZHONGSHAN HONGLAN’UNDER PATENTDecember 17, 2041
- Nanzhou XuefengPP34268Nelumbo ‘Nanzhou Xuefeng’UNDER PATENTDecember 17, 2041
- QINHUAI CHENWUPP35477Nelumbo plant named ‘QINHUAI CHENWU’UNDER PATENTJanuary 10, 2043
Botanically this is Nelumbo. 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.