Plant
Minature rose
12 US plant patents name this plant. 5 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on October 24, 2026.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- PACfiftyonePP19105Minature rose plant ‘PACfiftyone’UNDER PATENTOctober 24, 2026
- Poulpal023PP19044Minature rose plant named ‘Poulpal023’UNDER PATENTFebruary 26, 2027
- KORpot003PP23795Minature rose plant named ‘KORpot003’UNDER PATENTMarch 29, 2032
- Minature rose plant named 'KORpot005PP23952UNDER PATENTMay 19, 2032
- KORpot020PP23953Minature rose plant named ‘KORpot020’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2032
- KORpot001PP23954Minature rose plant named ‘KORpot001’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2032
- Poulpar080PP25654Minature rose plant named ‘Poulpar080’UNDER PATENTJuly 23, 2033
Already in the public domain — 5 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.
- POULhi015PP15473Minature rose plant named ‘POULhi015’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 29, 2024
- SavinnPP10352Minature rose plant named `Savinn`PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 22, 2017
- JACiminPP8850Minature rose plant named `JACimin`PUBLIC DOMAINApril 2, 2013
- JAChillPP8691Minature rose plant named `JAChill`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 17, 2013
- Minature rose plant named Brian DonnPP8567PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 23, 2011
Botanically this is Rosa. 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.