Plant
Sweet orange
10 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 10 still protected comes off patent on May 18, 2029.
Still under patent — 10 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- SF14W-62PP21535Sweet orange tree named ‘SF14W-62’UNDER PATENTMay 18, 2029
- N7-3PP21224Sweet orange tree named ‘N7-3’UNDER PATENTMay 27, 2029
- OLL-8PP26087Sweet orange tree named ‘OLL-8’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2034
- OLL-4PP27829Sweet orange tree named ‘OLL-4’UNDER PATENTOctober 30, 2034
- B9-65PP27144Sweet orange tree named ‘B9-65’UNDER PATENTFebruary 4, 2035
- N13-32PP27145Sweet orange tree named ‘N13-32’UNDER PATENTFebruary 6, 2035
- UF 11-1-24PP27777Sweet orange tree named ‘UF 11-1-24’UNDER PATENTApril 10, 2035
- Florida EV1PP29791Sweet orange tree named ‘Florida EV1’UNDER PATENTOctober 14, 2036
- Florida EV2PP29824Sweet orange tree named ‘Florida EV2’UNDER PATENTOctober 14, 2036
- OLL-20PP34721Sweet orange tree named ‘OLL-20’UNDER PATENTMay 1, 2041
Botanically this is Citrus. 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.