Application for recognition of plant variety rights
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/us/usc/t7/s2421
Title
7 — Agriculture
Chapter
CH57
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(a) An application for a certificate of Plant Variety Protection may be filed by the owner of the variety sought to be protected. The application shall be made in writing to the Secretary, shall be signed by or on behalf of the applicant, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(b) An error as to the naming of the breeder, without deceptive intent, may be corrected at any time, in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 91–577, title II, § 51, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1548.)
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