Plant
Vitex
17 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 17 still protected comes off patent on March 13, 2034.
Still under patent — 17 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- PIIVAC-IPP25914Vitex plant named ‘PIIVAC-I’UNDER PATENTMarch 13, 2034
- SMVACBDPP26614Vitex plant named ‘SMVACBD’UNDER PATENTOctober 4, 2034
- PIIVAC-IIPP26775Vitex plant named ‘PIIVAC-II’UNDER PATENTDecember 31, 2034
- WHIT LPP27371Vitex plant named ‘WHIT L’UNDER PATENTJanuary 27, 2035
- V0509A-7PP27329Vitex agnus-castus plant named ‘V0509A-7’UNDER PATENTFebruary 16, 2035
- V07-SC-OP-4PP27374Vitex agnus-castus plant named ‘V07-SC-OP-4’UNDER PATENTFebruary 17, 2035
- V0502-33PP27375Vitex agnus-castus plant named ‘V0502-33’UNDER PATENTFebruary 17, 2035
- V07-2PP27376Vitex agnus-castus plant named ‘V07-2’UNDER PATENTMarch 31, 2035
- Little MadamePP27192Vitex negundo plant named ‘Little Madame’UNDER PATENTMay 17, 2035
- BailtexonePP30283Vitex plant named ‘Bailtexone’UNDER PATENTNovember 7, 2037
- BailtextwoPP30852Vitex plant named ‘Bailtextwo’UNDER PATENTAugust 27, 2038
- DAVID SEARLEPP31659Vitex plant named ‘DAVID SEARLE’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2039
- HELEN FROEHLICHPP31660Vitex plant named ‘HELEN FROEHLICH’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2039
- JBG 19002PP34214Vitex plant named ‘JBG 19002’UNDER PATENTOctober 11, 2041
- BailtexthreePP35259Vitex plant named ‘Bailtexthree’UNDER PATENTSeptember 12, 2042
- BailtexfourPP36066Vitex plant named ‘Bailtexfour’UNDER PATENTNovember 15, 2043
- V12-2-1PP36228Vitex plant named ‘V12-2-1’UNDER PATENTFebruary 8, 2044
Botanically this is Vitex. 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.