Plant
Fuji apple
3 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell.
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.
- SnyderPP12098Fuji apple tree named ‘Snyder’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 21, 2019
- Fuji Compact T.A.C. #114PP10291Fuji apple tree: `Fuji Compact T.A.C. #114`PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 18, 2016
- T.A.C. #114 strainPP8032Fuji apple tree: T.A.C. #114 strainPUBLIC DOMAINNovember 5, 2010
Botanically this is Malus. 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.