Plant
Tangerine
3 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 3 still protected comes off patent on February 27, 2029.
Still under patent — 3 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Parga No. 2PP21579Tangerine tree named ‘Parga No. 2’UNDER PATENTFebruary 27, 2029
- C37PP27439Tangerine tree named ‘C37’UNDER PATENTJanuary 16, 2035
- WG32PP27440Tangerine tree named ‘WG32’UNDER PATENTJanuary 16, 2035
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.