7 USC § 2544 - Research exemption

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2544"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2544 - Research exemption"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2544"
section_name: "Research exemption"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND RIGHTS"
part_number: "K"
part_name: "Infringement of Plant Variety Protection"
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 III, § 114, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1555.)"
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# § 2544. Research exemption

The use and reproduction of a protected variety for plant breeding or other bona fide research shall not constitute an infringement of the protection provided under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 114, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1555.)