Plant
Pepper
7 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on January 3, 2028.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- 06C84PP19913Pepper named ‘06C84’UNDER PATENTJanuary 3, 2028
- 05C37-3PP19915Pepper named ‘05C37-3’UNDER PATENTJanuary 3, 2028
- 05C69-12PP20033Ornamental Pepper named ‘05C69-12’UNDER PATENTJanuary 3, 2028
- RY5PP30958Pepper plant named ‘RY5’UNDER PATENTOctober 30, 2034
- E20B3751PP28123Pepper plant named ‘E20B3751’UNDER PATENTDecember 17, 2034
- E20B3752PP29897Pepper plant named ‘E20B3752’UNDER PATENTJuly 24, 2037
- YY5PP30957Pepper plant named ‘YY5’UNDER PATENTOctober 11, 2037
Botanically this is Capsicum. 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.