Plant
Spiraea
39 US plant patents name this plant. 7 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 32 still protected comes off patent on May 16, 2027.
Still under patent — 32 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- LevgoldPP19308Spiraea plant named ‘Levgold’UNDER PATENTMay 16, 2027
- TracyPP21588Spiraea plant named ‘Tracy’UNDER PATENTAugust 5, 2029
- YanPP21615Spiraea plant named ‘Yan’UNDER PATENTAugust 5, 2029
- GalenPP21712Spiraea plant named ‘Galen’UNDER PATENTSeptember 4, 2029
- ConalexPP21473Spiraea plant named ‘Conalex’UNDER PATENTOctober 19, 2029
- ZeldaPP21976Spiraea plant named ‘Zelda’UNDER PATENTDecember 16, 2029
- DenistarPP22432Spiraea plant named ‘Denistar’UNDER PATENTMay 12, 2030
- Verspi 1PP25098Spiraea plant named ‘Verspi 1’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2033
- SMSMBKPP26655Spiraea plant named ‘SMSMBK’UNDER PATENTSeptember 10, 2034
- SMSJDG03PP26994Spiraea plant named ‘SMSJDG03’UNDER PATENTJanuary 8, 2035
- SMNSJSPPP26992Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJSP’UNDER PATENTJanuary 9, 2035
- SMNSJMFRPP26993Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJMFR’UNDER PATENTJanuary 9, 2035
- SMNSJMFPPP26995Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJMFP’UNDER PATENTJanuary 13, 2035
- COURISPI01PP27933Spiraea plant named ‘COURISPI01’UNDER PATENTJuly 23, 2035
- SMNSNFDPP28096Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSNFD’UNDER PATENTDecember 1, 2035
- NCSX1PP28313Spiraea ‘NCSX1’UNDER PATENTApril 8, 2036
- OdessaPP28508Spiraea plant named ‘Odessa’UNDER PATENTAugust 3, 2036
- MatgoldPP28876Spiraea plant named ‘Matgold’UNDER PATENTAugust 22, 2036
- ConspiyetPP28999Spiraea plant named ‘Conspiyet’UNDER PATENTDecember 7, 2036
- WalplumPP29405Spiraea plant named ‘Walplum’UNDER PATENTFebruary 22, 2037
- SMSJMLGPP30709Spiraea plant named ‘SMSJMLG’UNDER PATENTJuly 29, 2037
- SMSJMLAPP30591Spiraea plant named ‘SMSJMLA’UNDER PATENTJuly 31, 2037
- NCSX2PP30953Spiraea plant named ‘NCSX2’UNDER PATENTMarch 9, 2038
- Minspil04PP30819Spiraea plant named ‘Minspil04’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2038
- DAVROU01PP31747Spiraea plant named ‘DAVROU01’UNDER PATENTNovember 19, 2038
- DAVCOP01PP31996Spiraea ‘DAVCOP01’UNDER PATENTJune 6, 2039
- JN Select JPP31995Spiraea plant named ‘JN Select J’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2039
- IceconspirPP33786Spiraea plant named ‘Iceconspir’UNDER PATENTDecember 22, 2040
- MAD-SP1PP34324Spiraea plant named ‘MAD-SP1’UNDER PATENTJuly 8, 2041
- MAD-SP2PP34407Spiraea plant named ‘MAD-SP2’UNDER PATENTJuly 8, 2041
- SMNSJSAPP35032Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJSA’UNDER PATENTSeptember 26, 2042
- Golden JackPP36456Spiraea plant named ‘Golden Jack’UNDER PATENTMarch 4, 2044
Already in the public domain — 7 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.
- WilmaPP15397Spiraea plant named ‘Wilma’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 15, 2023
- Golden CarpetPP13615Spiraea plant named ‘Golden Carpet’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 31, 2021
- Green CarpetPP13622Spiraea plant named ‘Green Carpet’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 31, 2021
- Sparkling CarpetPP13665Spiraea plant named ‘Sparkling Carpet’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 31, 2021
- Flowering ChoicePP13916Spiraea plant named ‘Flowering Choice’PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 31, 2021
- Golden ElfPP12025Spiraea plant named ‘Golden Elf’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 18, 2019
- WalbumaPP9363Spiraea plant named `Walbuma`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 2, 2015
Botanically this is Spiraea. 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.