Plant
Ornithogalum
15 US plant patents name this plant. 10 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 5 still protected comes off patent on December 1, 2028.
Still under patent — 5 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- BethlehemPP21427Ornithogalum plant named ‘Bethlehem’UNDER PATENTDecember 1, 2028
- DamascusPP21448Ornithogalum plant named ‘Damascus’UNDER PATENTDecember 1, 2028
- MFYELLSTARPP28432Ornithogalum plant named ‘MFYELLSTAR’UNDER PATENTAugust 25, 2035
- MFPRINSTARPP28496Ornithogalum plant named ‘MFPRINSTAR’UNDER PATENTAugust 25, 2035
- BCOR-12.001PP28497Ornithogalum plant named ‘BCOR-12.001’UNDER PATENTMarch 1, 2036
Already in the public domain — 10 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.
- Namib GoldPP16423Ornithogalum plant named ‘Namib Gold’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 6, 2025
- Chesapeake SnowflakePP13200Ornithogalum plant named ‘Chesapeake Snowflake’PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 24, 2021
- Chesapeake StarlightPP12850Ornithogalum plant named ‘Chesapeake Starlight’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 6, 2021
- Chesapeake SunsetPP13154Ornithogalum plant named ‘Chesapeake Sunset’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 22, 2021
- Chesapeake SunburstPP13298Ornithogalum plant named ‘Chesapeake Sunburst’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 22, 2021
- Chesapeake BlazePP13314Ornithogalum plant named ‘Chesapeake Blaze’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 22, 2021
- Namib SunrisePP12085Ornithogalum dubium plant named ‘Namib Sunrise’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 21, 2019
- Namib SunPP12184Ornithogalum dubium plant named ‘Namib Sun’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 21, 2019
- TipperPP11985Ornithogalum plant named ‘Tipper’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 30, 2018
- OranjezichtPP12226Ornithogalum plant named ‘Oranjezicht’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 30, 2018
Botanically this is Ornithogalum. 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.