Plant
Ruellia
8 US plant patents name this plant. 1 has expired, so that cultivar is free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on September 4, 2032.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- R10-102PP24422Ruellia plant named ‘R10-102’UNDER PATENTSeptember 4, 2032
- R10-108PP25156Ruellia plant named ‘R10-108’UNDER PATENTMarch 6, 2033
- R10-105-Q54PP26063Ruellia plant named ‘R10-105-Q54’UNDER PATENTMarch 1, 2034
- R12-2-1PP28449Ruellia plant named ‘R12-2-1’UNDER PATENTJune 7, 2036
- R13-5-3PP30986Ruellia plant named ‘R13-5-3’UNDER PATENTApril 23, 2038
- R16-1-1PP30987Ruellia plant named ‘R16-1-1’UNDER PATENTApril 23, 2038
- R15-24-17PP30988Ruellia plant named ‘R15-24-17’UNDER PATENTApril 23, 2038
Already in the public domain — 1 cultivar
Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell this plant — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.
- Colobe PinkPP10841Ruellia plant named `Colobe Pink`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 29, 2017
Botanically this is Ruellia. 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.