Plant
Saintpaulia
15 US plant patents name this plant. 15 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell.
Already in the public domain — 15 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.
- Butterfly BluePP14857Saintpaulia plant named ‘Butterfly Blue’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 2, 2023
- Butterfly RedPP14878Saintpaulia plant named ‘Butterfly Red’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 2, 2023
- InaPP13924Saintpaulia plant named ‘Ina’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 7, 2022
- SunbeamPP10169Saintpaulia plant named `Sunbeam`PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 8, 2016
- CometPP10073Saintpaulia plant named `Comet`PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 1, 2016
- fireballPP10102Saintpaulia plant names `fireball`PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 1, 2016
- DuskPP10159Saintpaulia plant named `Dusk`PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 1, 2016
- StardustPP10087Saintpaulia plant named `Stardust`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2016
- MoonbeamPP10088Saintpaulia plant named `Moonbeam`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2016
- LuminousPP10101Saintpaulia plant named `Luminous`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2016
- HaloPP10168Saintpaulia plant named `Halo`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2016
- MoonlightPP10180Saintpaulia plant named `Moonlight`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2016
- GalaxyPP10089Saintpaulia plant named `Galaxy`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 24, 2016
- EclipsePP10103Saintpaulia plant named `Eclipse`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 24, 2016
- RadiancePP10170Saintpaulia plant named `Radiance`PUBLIC DOMAINJune 24, 2016
Botanically this is Saintpaulia. 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.