7 USC § 2443 - Initial appeal

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2443"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2443 - Initial appeal"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2443"
section_name: "Initial appeal"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PROTECTABILITY OF PLANT VARIETIES AND CERTIFICATES OF PROTECTION"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Examinations; Response Time; Initial Appeals"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–577, title II, § 63, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1550.)"
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# § 2443. Initial appeal

When an application for plant variety protection has been refused by the Plant Variety Protection Office, the applicant may appeal to the Secretary. The Secretary shall seek the advice of the Plant Variety Protection Board on all appeals, before deciding the appeal.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–577, title II, § 63, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1550.)