Nursery or breeding house
UNIV MINNESOTA
45 US plant patents, granted between 1978 and 2025.
Still under patent — 27 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- MinneiskaPP18812Apple tree named ‘Minneiska’UNDER PATENTNovember 22, 2026
- MarquettePP19579Grapevine plant named ‘Marquette’UNDER PATENTJanuary 31, 2027
- WildungPP19446Apple tree named ‘Wildung’UNDER PATENTFebruary 2, 2027
- St. CroixPP20097American elm tree named ‘St. Croix’UNDER PATENTFebruary 9, 2027
- 95-169-8PP19043Chrysanthemum plant named ‘95-169-8’UNDER PATENTJune 12, 2027
- 01-127-1PP19795Chrysanthemum plant named ‘01-127-1’UNDER PATENTJune 18, 2027
- 00-100-382PP19831Chrysanthemum plant named ‘00-100-382’UNDER PATENTAugust 8, 2027
- 00-100-216PP19771Chrysanthemum plant named ‘00-100-216’UNDER PATENTJanuary 4, 2028
- MNPink1PP25792Blueberry plant named ‘MNPink1’UNDER PATENTMarch 21, 2034
- MN55PP26412Apple tree named ‘MN55’UNDER PATENTJune 9, 2034
- UMNAZ 502PP26601Rhododendron plant named ‘UMNAZ 502’UNDER PATENTJune 30, 2034
- UMNAZ 493PP26600Rhododendron plant named ‘UMNAZ 493’UNDER PATENTJuly 4, 2034
- MINNB42PP26644Apple tree named ‘MINNB42’UNDER PATENTJuly 24, 2034
- ItascaPP29847Grapevine plant named ‘Itasca’UNDER PATENTJanuary 9, 2037
- UMNHarpellPP30792Physocarpus plant named ‘UMNHarpell’UNDER PATENTJanuary 16, 2038
- MNYG318153PP33776Sorghastrum plant named ‘MNYG318153’UNDER PATENTNovember 16, 2040
- MN80PP33756Apple tree named ‘MN80’UNDER PATENTJanuary 19, 2041
- UMNAZ633PP33787Rhododendron plant named ‘UMNAZ633’UNDER PATENTApril 8, 2041
- ClarionPP34794Grapevine plant named ‘Clarion’UNDER PATENTFebruary 2, 2042
- MN121PP35551Pear tree named ‘MN121’UNDER PATENTFebruary 8, 2042
- UMNFOR01PP35518Forsythia plant named ‘UMNFOR01’UNDER PATENTApril 4, 2042
- MN33PP35830Apple tree named ‘MN33’UNDER PATENTJuly 4, 2043
- UMNCNS01PP35845Ceanothus plant named ‘UMNCNS01’UNDER PATENTAugust 18, 2043
- NextGenPP36135Populus plant named ‘NextGen’UNDER PATENTNovember 22, 2043
- StapN7-6PP37182Corylus plant named ‘StapN7-6’UNDER PATENTDecember 18, 2044
- MN 1369PP36863Grapevine plant named ‘MN 1369’UNDER PATENTJanuary 16, 2045
- MN 1325PP36893Grapevine plant named ‘MN 1325’UNDER PATENTJanuary 16, 2045
Already in the public domain — 18 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.
- MinnblueAPP17310Schizachyrium plant named ‘MinnblueA’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 2, 2025
- Frontenac grisPP16478Grape plant named ‘Frontenac gris’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 11, 2024
- AF#1PP15593Freeman maple tree named ‘AF#1’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 24, 2023
- La CrescentPP14617Grape plant named ‘La Crescent’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 6, 2021
- MN98-E90-15PP14455Chrysanthemum plant named ‘MN98-E90-15’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 30, 2021
- MN98-89-7PP14495Chrysanthemum plant named MN98-89-7PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 30, 2021
- MN90-275-27PP14749Chrysanthemum plant named ‘MN90-275-27’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 30, 2021
- MN98-M91-1PP15027Chrysanthemum plant named ‘MN98-M91-1’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 30, 2021
- 95-157-6PP17786Chrysanthemum plant named ‘95-157-6’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 13, 2021
- 92-296-25PP13387Chrysanthemum plant named ‘92-296-25’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 14, 2020
- MN95-105-6PP14129Chrysanthemum plant named ‘MN95-105-6’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 14, 2020
- MN 92-333-2PP14197Chrysanthemum plant named MN 92-333-2PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 14, 2020
- MinnewashtaPP11367Apple tree called `Minnewashta`PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 25, 2017
- MNUS 248PP11116Strawberry plant named `MNUS 248`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 19, 2017
- MNUS 210PP10191Strawberry plant called `MNUS 210`PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 20, 2016
- Canker-resistant aspen tree 70-144-30-68-1PP8488PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 25, 2011
- NorthwoodPP5053Red maple treePUBLIC DOMAINJune 22, 2001
- MinngopherPP4327Chrysanthemum named MinngopherPUBLIC DOMAINMay 16, 1997