Plant
Styrax
6 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 6 still protected comes off patent on February 11, 2028.
Still under patent — 6 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Fragrant FountainPP19664Styrax plant named ‘Fragrant Fountain’UNDER PATENTFebruary 11, 2028
- JLWeepingPP23755Styrax plant named ‘JLWeeping’UNDER PATENTMarch 14, 2031
- EVENING LIGHTPP24168Styrax plant named ‘EVENING LIGHT’UNDER PATENTJune 19, 2032
- SJMTFPP31851Styrax tree named ‘SJMTF’UNDER PATENTNovember 7, 2038
- RNI-RixredPP35353Styrax plant ‘RNI-Rixred’UNDER PATENTJune 21, 2042
- ORSTSTYx1PP36388Styrax japonicus plant named ‘ORSTSTYx1’UNDER PATENTAugust 31, 2043
Botanically this is Styrax. 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.