Plant
Sorbaria
6 US plant patents name this plant. 1 has expired, so that cultivar is free to propagate and sell. The next of the 5 still protected comes off patent on November 19, 2038.
Still under patent — 5 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- COUSORB05PP31868Sorbaria plant named ‘COUSORB05’UNDER PATENTNovember 19, 2038
- LevgreenPP31202Sorbaria plant named ‘Levgreen’UNDER PATENTDecember 11, 2038
- SMNSSCPP33551Sorbaria plant named ‘SMNSSC’UNDER PATENTSeptember 30, 2040
- BococotPP33639Sorbaria plant named ‘Bococot’UNDER PATENTApril 6, 2041
- HyfariaPP36847Sorbaria plant named ‘Hyfaria’UNDER PATENTJanuary 16, 2045
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.
- SemPP16336Sorbaria plant named ‘Sem’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 22, 2024
Botanically this is Sorbaria. 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.