Plant
Rosa Hybrida
3 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 3 still protected comes off patent on December 10, 2027.
Still under patent — 3 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- AUSmerchantPP19828Rosa Hybrida shrub named ‘AUSmerchant’UNDER PATENTDecember 10, 2027
- AUSloftyPP19875Rosa Hybrida shrub named ‘AUSlofty’UNDER PATENTDecember 10, 2027
- AUSbernardPP19876Rosa Hybrida shrub named ‘AUSbernard’UNDER PATENTDecember 10, 2027
Botanically this is Rosa. 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.