Genus
Mimulus
14 US plant patents have been granted in this genus. 3 are already in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell them. The next of the 11 still protected comes off patent on November 30, 2030.
On the name: Filed as Mimulus. Now generally treated as a synonym under current taxonomy.
Still under patent — 11 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- MinreddaPP22672Mimulus aurantiacus plant named ‘Minredda’UNDER PATENTNovember 30, 2030
- MimapriPP22673Mimulus plant named ‘Mimapri’UNDER PATENTNovember 30, 2030
- Georgie RedPP22916Mimulus plant named ‘Georgie Red’UNDER PATENTJune 1, 2031
- Georgie WhitePP22917Mimulus plant named ‘Georgie White’UNDER PATENTJune 1, 2031
- Georgie YellowPP22945Mimulus plant named ‘Georgie Yellow’UNDER PATENTJune 1, 2031
- Georgie TangerinePP23441Mimulus plant named ‘Georgie Tangerine’UNDER PATENTOctober 10, 2031
- BosburemPP25150Mimulus plant named ‘Bosburem’UNDER PATENTJuly 3, 2033
- BosburberPP25167Mimulus plant named ‘Bosburber’UNDER PATENTJuly 4, 2033
- PPOMIM2PP29117Mimulus plant named ‘PPOMIM2’UNDER PATENTSeptember 1, 2036
- BalburanimPP29434Mimulus plant named ‘Balburanim’UNDER PATENTFebruary 28, 2037
- DMIMMITIRDPP34479Mimulus plant named ‘DMIMMITIRD’UNDER PATENTJanuary 20, 2042
Already in the public domain — 3 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.
- Jelly Bean WhitePP11969Mimulus plant named ‘Jelly Bean White’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2020
- Jelly Bean ApricotPP11970Mimulus plant named ‘Jelly Bean Apricot’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2020
- Jelly Bean YellowPP11973Mimulus plant named ‘Jelly Bean Yellow’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 28, 2020
A patent expiring frees the plant, and its cultivar name comes with it — cultivar names cannot be trademarked, so they are always free to use. What it does not free is any brand name the plant is marketed under. Those are trademarks and renew indefinitely.