Title 7, Chapter 57 — Plant Variety Protection
66 sections
Section 2321
Establishment
Section 2322
Seal
Section 2323
Organization
Section 2324
Restrictions on employees as to interest in plant variety protection
Section 2325
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–574, § 2, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3350
repealed
Section 2326
Regulations
Section 2327
Plant Variety Protection Board
Section 2328
Library
Section 2329
Register of protected plant varieties
Section 2330
Publications
Section 2331
Copies for public libraries
Section 2351
Day for taking action falling on Saturday, Sunday, or holiday
Section 2352
Form of papers filed
Section 2353
Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office cases
Section 2354
Subpoenas; witnesses
Section 2355
Effect of defective execution
Section 2356
Regulations for practice before the Office
Section 2357
Unauthorized practice
Section 2371
Plant variety protection fees
Section 2372
Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts
Section 2401
Definitions and rules of construction
Section 2402
Right to plant variety protection; plant varieties protectable
Section 2403
Reciprocity limits
Section 2404
Public interest in wide usage
Section 2421
Application for recognition of plant variety rights
Section 2422
Content of application
Section 2423
Joint breeders
Section 2424
Death or incapacity of breeder
Section 2425
Benefit of earlier filing date
Section 2426
Confidential status of application
Section 2427
Publication
Section 2441
Examination of application
Section 2442
Notice of refusal; reconsideration
Section 2443
Initial appeal
Section 2461
Appeals
Section 2462
Civil action against Secretary
Section 2463
Repealed. Pub. L. 103–349, § 8(c)(2), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3141
repealed
Section 2481
Plant variety protection
Section 2482
How issued
Section 2483
Contents and term of plant variety protection
Section 2484
Correction of Plant Variety Protection Office mistake
Section 2485
Correction of applicant’s mistake
Section 2486
Correction of named breeder
Section 2501
Reexamination after issue
Section 2502, 2503
Repealed. Pub. L. 103–349, § 8(a), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3140
repealed
Section 2504
Interfering plant variety protection
Section 2531
Ownership and assignment
Section 2532
Ownership during testing
Section 2541
Infringement of plant variety protection
Section 2542
Grandfather clause
Section 2543
Right to save seed; crop exemption
Section 2544
Research exemption
Section 2545
Intermediary exemption
Section 2561
Remedy for infringement of plant variety protection
Section 2562
Presumption of validity; defenses
Section 2563
Injunction
Section 2564
Damages
Section 2565
Attorney fees
Section 2566
Time limitation on damages
Section 2567
Limitation of damages; marking and notice
Section 2568
False marking; cease and desist orders
Section 2569
Nonresident proprietors; service and notice
Section 2570
Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of plant variety protection
Section 2581
Intent
Section 2582
Severability
Section 2583
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–574, § 20, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3352
repealed