Tagged: nestle PicturesList 01 The trade The trade · 20 Jul 2026 The Rooibos Patents Nestlé Quietly Let Lapse In 2008 a Nestlé subsidiary filed five patents on rooibos and honeybush without the permit South African law required. None of them survive today, and the reason they vanished is quieter than most people expect. Nothing filed under this topic yet.