FEDERAL · 7 U.S.C. · Chapter 57

Joint breeders

Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Title 7Agriculture·Ch. 57 — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION·Subch. II·Pt. E
(a)When two or more persons are the breeders, one person (or the successor of the person) may apply, naming the others.
(b)The Secretary, after such notice as the Secretary may prescribe, may issue a certificate of plant variety protection to the applicant and such of the other breeders (or their successors in interest) as may have subsequently joined in the application.

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History

(Pub. L. 91–577, title II, §53, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1548; Pub. L. 103–349, §13(g), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3143.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–349, §13(g)(1), substituted "one person (or the successor of the person)" for "one (or his successor)".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–349, §13(g)(2), substituted "the Secretary" for "he" before "may".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment 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.