Plant
Stevia
15 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 12 still protected comes off patent on April 28, 2030.
Still under patent — 12 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- T60PP22593Stevia plant named ‘T60’UNDER PATENTApril 28, 2030
- AKH L1PP23164Stevia plant named ‘AKH L1’UNDER PATENTJanuary 22, 2031
- AKH L4PP23728Stevia plant named ‘AKH L4’UNDER PATENTJune 25, 2031
- 12-05-005PP27902Stevia plant named ‘12-05-005’UNDER PATENTApril 16, 2035
- 12-05-149PP27939Stevia plant named ‘12-05-149’UNDER PATENTApril 20, 2035
- 12-05-144PP27938Stevia plant named ‘12-05-144’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2035
- SW 201PP27815Stevia plant named ‘SW 201’UNDER PATENTApril 29, 2035
- SW 107PP27937Stevia plant named ‘SW 107’UNDER PATENTApril 29, 2035
- SW 129PP28373Stevia plant named ‘SW 129’UNDER PATENTNovember 30, 2035
- SW 227PP28977Stevia plant named ‘SW 227’UNDER PATENTApril 7, 2036
- STEVILOMMPP29009Stevia plant named ‘STEVILOMM’UNDER PATENTDecember 22, 2036
- LOSTE1517PP30361Stevia plant named ‘LOSTE1517’UNDER PATENTFebruary 15, 2038
Already in the public domain — 3 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.
- RSIT 94-1306PP10562Stevia plant named `RSIT 94-1306`PUBLIC DOMAINMay 29, 2016
- RSIT 95-166-13PP10563Stevia plant named `RSIT 95-166-13`PUBLIC DOMAINMay 29, 2016
- RSIT 94-751PP10564Stevia plant named `RSIT 94-751`PUBLIC DOMAINMay 29, 2016
Botanically this is Stevia. 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.