Plant
Sweet cherry
27 US plant patents name this plant. 8 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 19 still protected comes off patent on December 3, 2030.
Still under patent — 19 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- GoodwinPP22693Sweet cherry tree named ‘Goodwin’UNDER PATENTDecember 3, 2030
- RUBILAMPP23798Sweet cherry tree named ‘RUBILAM’UNDER PATENTFebruary 29, 2032
- ROSILAMPP23797Sweet cherry tree named ‘ROSILAM’UNDER PATENTMarch 1, 2032
- IFG Cher-onePP27578Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-one’UNDER PATENTJune 26, 2035
- SPC243PP27927Sweet cherry tree named ‘SPC243’UNDER PATENTSeptember 17, 2035
- SPC342PP29788Sweet cherry tree named ‘SPC342’UNDER PATENTDecember 22, 2036
- IFG Cher-twoPP29988Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-two’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2037
- IFG Cher-threePP30011Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-three’UNDER PATENTFebruary 20, 2037
- IFG Cher-sixPP29932Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-six’UNDER PATENTMarch 21, 2037
- IFG Cher-sevenPP30261Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-seven’UNDER PATENTMay 22, 2037
- IFG Cher-fivePP30661Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-five’UNDER PATENTAugust 2, 2037
- IFG Cher-fourPP30704Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-four’UNDER PATENTAugust 6, 2037
- IFG Cher-ninePP32188Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-nine’UNDER PATENTNovember 14, 2039
- IFG Cher-tenPP32576Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-ten’UNDER PATENTApril 6, 2040
- IFG Cher-eightPP33783Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-eight’UNDER PATENTNovember 24, 2040
- Prim 22PP34621Sweet cherry tree named ‘Prim 22’UNDER PATENTFebruary 2, 2042
- Prim 41PP34622Sweet cherry tree named ‘Prim 41’UNDER PATENTFebruary 2, 2042
- Prim 19PP34935Sweet cherry tree named ‘Prim 19’UNDER PATENTFebruary 2, 2042
- JT1PP34814Sweet cherry tree named ‘JT1’UNDER PATENTMay 5, 2042
Already in the public domain — 8 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.
- BrownPP15386Sweet cherry tree named ‘Brown’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 11, 2023
- Jork 57/201PP11530Sweet cherry tree named `Jork 57/201`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 4, 2018
- PC 7222-1PP10459Sweet cherry tree -- `PC 7222-1`PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 14, 2017
- SomersetPP11118Sweet cherry cultivar named `Somerset`PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 4, 2013
- HartlandPP11034Sweet cherry cultivar named `Hartland`PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 4, 2012
- RedlacPP8721Sweet cherry tree named `Redlac`PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 8, 2012
- RoyaltonPP11107Sweet cherry cultivar named `Royalton`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 18, 2011
- PC6659-2PP8033Sweet cherry tree `PC6659-2`PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 4, 2011
Botanically this is Prunus. 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.