Plant
Pineapple
16 US plant patents name this plant. 6 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 10 still protected comes off patent on June 26, 2028.
Still under patent — 10 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Dole-14PP20885Pineapple plant named ‘Dole-14’UNDER PATENTJune 26, 2028
- FranklynnPP23193Pineapple plant named ‘Franklynn’UNDER PATENTJuly 12, 2031
- RoséPP25763Pineapple plant named ‘Rosé’UNDER PATENTJune 4, 2032
- Vintage RubyPP33544Pineapple plant named ‘Vintage Ruby’UNDER PATENTAugust 11, 2040
- Dole-34PP34973Pineapple plant named ‘Dole-34’UNDER PATENTMay 23, 2042
- FR11834PP35670Pineapple plant named ‘FR11834’UNDER PATENTNovember 1, 2042
- HND-32PP36298Pineapple plant named ‘HND-32’UNDER PATENTNovember 15, 2043
- FR3593WPP36892Pineapple plant named ‘FR3593W’UNDER PATENTAugust 27, 2044
- FR28203PP36777Pineapple plant named ‘FR28203’UNDER PATENTSeptember 24, 2044
- FR20966PP37193Pineapple plant named ‘FR20966’UNDER PATENTJanuary 27, 2045
Already in the public domain — 6 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.
- P-1972PP16396Pineapple plant named ‘P-1972’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 4, 2024
- Honey GoldPP16328Pineapple plant named ‘Honey Gold’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 31, 2024
- RL 41PP12861Pineapple plant named ‘RL 41’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 27, 2020
- CO-2PP8863Pineapple plant named `CO-2`PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 23, 2013
- PineapplePP7266PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 10, 2008
- Pineapple plantPP1993PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 6, 1977
Botanically this is Ananas. 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.