Plant
Mimulus
14 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 11 still protected comes off patent on November 30, 2030.
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
Botanically this is Mimulus. 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.