Plant
Tangor
4 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 4 still protected comes off patent on June 11, 2032.
Still under patent — 4 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- RHMPP24947Tangor tree named ‘RHM’UNDER PATENTJune 11, 2032
- LeanriPP29216Tangor tree named ‘Leanri’UNDER PATENTSeptember 2, 2034
- Sweet Cott 3PP33656Tangor tree named ‘Sweet Cott 3’UNDER PATENTSeptember 24, 2040
- Sweet Cott 2PP33700Tangor tree named ‘Sweet Cott 2’UNDER PATENTSeptember 24, 2040
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.