Title 7, Chapter 57
Agriculture — 62 active sections, 4 inactive
Sections in this chapter
- § 2321Establishment
- § 2322Seal
- § 2323Organization
- § 2324Restrictions on employees as to interest in plant variety protection
- § 2325Repealed. Pub. L. 96–574, § 2 , Dec. 22, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3350Repealed
- § 2326Regulations
- § 2327Plant Variety Protection Board
- § 2328Library
- § 2329Register of protected plant varieties
- § 2330Publications
- § 2331Copies for public libraries
- § 2351Day for taking action falling on Saturday, Sunday, or holiday
- § 2352Form of papers filed
- § 2353Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office cases
- § 2354Subpoenas; witnesses
- § 2355Effect of defective execution
- § 2356Regulations for practice before the Office
- § 2357Unauthorized practice
- § 2371Plant variety protection fees
- § 2372Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts
- § 2401Definitions and rules of construction
- § 2402Right to plant variety protection; plant varieties protectable
- § 2403Reciprocity limits
- § 2404Public interest in wide usage
- § 2421Application for recognition of plant variety rights
- § 2422Content of application
- § 2423Joint breeders
- § 2424Death or incapacity of breeder
- § 2425Benefit of earlier filing date
- § 2426Confidential status of application
- § 2427Publication
- § 2441Examination of application
- § 2442Notice of refusal; reconsideration
- § 2443Initial appeal
- § 2461Appeals
- § 2462Civil action against Secretary
- § 2463Repealed. Pub. L. 103–349, § 8(c)(2) , Oct. 6, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3141Repealed
- § 2481Plant variety protection
- § 2482How issued
- § 2483Contents and term of plant variety protection
- § 2484Correction of Plant Variety Protection Office mistake
- § 2485Correction of applicant’s mistake
- § 2486Correction of named breeder
- § 2501Reexamination after issue
- § 2503Repealed. Pub. L. 103–349, § 8(a) , Oct. 6, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3140Repealed
- § 2504Interfering plant variety protection
- § 2531Ownership and assignment
- § 2532Ownership during testing
- § 2541Infringement of plant variety protection
- § 2542Grandfather clause
- § 2543Right to save seed; crop exemption
- § 2544Research exemption
- § 2545Intermediary exemption
- § 2561Remedy for infringement of plant variety protection
- § 2562Presumption of validity; defenses
- § 2563Injunction
- § 2564Damages
- § 2565Attorney fees
- § 2566Time limitation on damages
- § 2567Limitation of damages; marking and notice
- § 2568False marking; cease and desist orders
- § 2569Nonresident proprietors; service and notice
- § 2570Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of plant variety protection
- § 2581Intent
- § 2582Severability
- § 2583Repealed. Pub. L. 96–574, § 20 , Dec. 22, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3352Repealed
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