Plant
Tomato
4 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 1 still protected comes off patent on August 6, 2031.
Still under patent — 1 cultivar
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- EsasPP24181Hybrid tomato plant named ‘Esas’UNDER PATENTAugust 6, 2031
Already in the public domain — 3 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.
- PezzullaPP5812Tomato plant `Pezzulla`PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 5, 2004
- Tomato plantPP5171PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 20, 2002
- Tomato plantPP4539PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 11, 1998
Botanically this is Solanum. 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.