Plant
Sempervivum
8 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 8 still protected comes off patent on February 18, 2036.
Still under patent — 8 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Gold NuggetPP28284Sempervivum plant named ‘Gold Nugget’UNDER PATENTFebruary 18, 2036
- Belsemred1PP31919Sempervivum plant named ‘Belsemred1’UNDER PATENTJune 5, 2039
- RubyPP33074Sempervivum plant named ‘Ruby’UNDER PATENTJuly 27, 2040
- Fire QuartzPP33603Sempervivum plant named ‘Fire Quartz’UNDER PATENTJuly 27, 2040
- Belsemcob2PP33979Sempervivum plant named ‘Belsemcob2’UNDER PATENTMarch 1, 2041
- Belsemyel2PP35211Sempervivum plant named ‘Belsemyel2’UNDER PATENTDecember 15, 2042
- VS2023-01PP35581Sempervivum plant named ‘VS2023-01’UNDER PATENTFebruary 27, 2043
- Belsemmag2PP35616Sempervivum plant named ‘Belsemmag2’UNDER PATENTApril 26, 2043
Botanically this is Sempervivum. 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.