Plant
Kiwi
28 US plant patents name this plant. 7 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 21 still protected comes off patent on December 21, 2027.
Still under patent — 21 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Skelton A16PP20250Kiwi plant named ‘Skelton A16’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2027
- SKELTON X78PP20699Kiwi plant named ‘SKELTON X78’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2027
- TsechelidisPP21030Kiwi plant named ‘Tsechelidis’UNDER PATENTDecember 22, 2027
- Skelton A19PP20671Kiwi plant named ‘Skelton A19’UNDER PATENTDecember 24, 2027
- Hort22DPP20893Kiwi plant named ‘Hort22D’UNDER PATENTApril 18, 2028
- AU AuthurPP20994Kiwi plant named ‘AU Authur’UNDER PATENTApril 30, 2028
- AU FitzgeraldPP21005Kiwi plant named ‘AU Fitzgerald’UNDER PATENTApril 30, 2028
- BrucePP21613Kiwi plant named ‘Bruce’UNDER PATENTApril 26, 2029
- SoreliPP21552Kiwi plant named ‘Soreli’UNDER PATENTJune 12, 2029
- Au Golden TigerPP22140Kiwi plant named ‘Au Golden Tiger’UNDER PATENTFebruary 23, 2030
- AU Golden SunshinePP22159Kiwi plant named ‘AU Golden Sunshine’UNDER PATENTFebruary 23, 2030
- AU Golden DragonPP22191Kiwi plant named ‘AU Golden Dragon’UNDER PATENTFebruary 23, 2030
- HFR18PP28753Kiwi plant named ‘HFR18’UNDER PATENTJuly 18, 2036
- AU Gulf Coast GoldPP29587Kiwi plant named ‘AU Gulf Coast Gold’UNDER PATENTOctober 26, 2036
- HFY01PP30549Kiwi plant named ‘HFY01’UNDER PATENTApril 4, 2037
- TangoPP32617Hardy kiwi plant named ‘Tango’UNDER PATENTJune 26, 2039
- Red QueenPP32895Kiwi plant named ‘Red Queen’UNDER PATENTSeptember 27, 2039
- AC 501 022PP32742Kiwi plant named ‘AC 501 022’UNDER PATENTDecember 11, 2039
- AC 497 076PP32743Kiwi plant named ‘AC 497 076’UNDER PATENTDecember 12, 2039
- RED GOALPP33472Kiwi plant named ‘RED GOAL’UNDER PATENTFebruary 27, 2040
- W11PP36331Kiwi plant named ‘W11’UNDER PATENTJanuary 11, 2044
Already in the public domain — 7 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.
- Hort51-1785PP17774Kiwi plant named ‘Hort51-1785’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 20, 2025
- Hortgem WhaPP14320Kiwi plant named ‘Hortgem Wha’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 8, 2022
- Hortgem RuaPP14625Kiwi plant named ‘Hortgem Rua’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 25, 2022
- Hortgem ToruPP14212Kiwi plant named ‘Hortgem Toru’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 19, 2022
- TomuaPP11065Kiwi plant named `Tomua`PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 23, 2017
- Hort16APP11066Kiwi plant named `Hort16A`PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 23, 2017
- K1 89PP8497Kiwi plant named K1 89PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 20, 2011
Botanically this is Actinidia. 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.