Remedy for infringement of plant variety protection
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/us/usc/t7/s2561
Title
7 — Agriculture
Chapter
CH57
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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An owner shall have remedy by civil action for infringement of plant variety protection under section 2541 of this title. If a variety is sold under the name of a variety shown in a certificate, there is a prima facie presumption that it is the same variety.
(Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 121, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1556; Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(t), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3144.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–349 struck out “his” before “plant” in first sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.
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