Plant
Grass
15 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 15 still protected comes off patent on June 17, 2030.
Still under patent — 15 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Tift-8PP22254Ornamental grass ‘Tift-8’UNDER PATENTJune 17, 2030
- Tift 26PP25513Grass ‘Tift 26’UNDER PATENTNovember 13, 2033
- Tift 11PP25514Grass ‘Tift 11’UNDER PATENTNovember 13, 2033
- Tift 10PP25515Grass ‘Tift 10’UNDER PATENTNovember 13, 2033
- Tift 118PP25516Grass ‘Tift 118’UNDER PATENTNovember 15, 2033
- Tift 15PP25517Grass ‘Tift 15’UNDER PATENTNovember 20, 2033
- Tift 40PP25518Grass ‘Tift 40’UNDER PATENTNovember 20, 2033
- Seasons in the SunPP28033Grass named ‘Seasons in the Sun’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2036
- Good VibrationsPP28193Grass named ‘Good Vibrations’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2036
- Cinnamon GirlPP28194Grass named ‘Cinnamon Girl’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2036
- Tift H18PP30724Grass named ‘Tift H18’UNDER PATENTMarch 6, 2038
- Tift PA5PP31027Grass named ‘Tift PA5’UNDER PATENTMarch 6, 2038
- Tift PA17PP31062Grass named ‘Tift PA17’UNDER PATENTMarch 6, 2038
- Tift PA18PP31097Grass named ‘Tift PA18’UNDER PATENTMarch 6, 2038
- Tift PA19PP31176Grass named ‘Tift PA19’UNDER PATENTMarch 6, 2038
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.