Plant
Ananas
4 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 4 still protected comes off patent on November 27, 2029.
Still under patent — 4 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- DuranasPP22402Ananas plant named ‘Duranas’UNDER PATENTNovember 27, 2029
- Duranas2PP24774Ananas plant named ‘Duranas2’UNDER PATENTJanuary 12, 2033
- Ananas plant named Duranas3PP28232UNDER PATENTMarch 10, 2036
- MilaPP35533Ananas plant named ‘Mila’UNDER PATENTFebruary 17, 2043
Botanically this is Ananas. 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.