Plant
Tecoma
15 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 15 still protected comes off patent on February 1, 2028.
Still under patent — 15 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- MnstapbePP20246Tecoma plant named ‘Mnstapbe’UNDER PATENTFebruary 1, 2028
- TEC6010916PP24170Tecoma plant named ‘TEC6010916’UNDER PATENTMarch 28, 2032
- TEC60109105PP24169Tecoma plant named ‘TEC60109105’UNDER PATENTMarch 29, 2032
- SunhortekiPP27373Tecoma plant named ‘Sunhorteki’UNDER PATENTApril 15, 2035
- SunhorteakaPP27372Tecoma plant named ‘Sunhorteaka’UNDER PATENTApril 16, 2035
- SunhortedaiPP29169Tecoma plant named ‘Sunhortedai’UNDER PATENTDecember 19, 2036
- BalbahelorPP30633Tecoma plant named ‘Balbahelor’UNDER PATENTSeptember 18, 2038
- BalbahelPP30667Tecoma plant named ‘Balbahel’UNDER PATENTSeptember 18, 2038
- Red HotPP31610Tecoma hybrid plant named ‘Red Hot’UNDER PATENTOctober 9, 2038
- BalbahsetPP32394Tecoma plant named ‘Balbahset’UNDER PATENTMarch 11, 2040
- BalbahrisePP32827Tecoma plant named ‘Balbahrise’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2040
- TEC14004PP33456Tecoma plant named ‘TEC14004’UNDER PATENTOctober 30, 2040
- SMNTSCPP35751Tecoma plant named ‘SMNTSC’UNDER PATENTAugust 30, 2043
- SMNTSBPP36073Tecoma plant named ‘SMNTSB’UNDER PATENTOctober 14, 2043
- TEC60109107PP37232Tecoma plant named ‘TEC60109107’UNDER PATENTOctober 15, 2044
Botanically this is Tecoma. 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.