Plant Variety Protection Act and Regulations and Rules of Practice
Plant Variety Protection Act and Regulations and Rules of Practice
Plant Variety Protection Act and Regulations and Rules of Practice
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PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT 1<br />
(7 U.S.C. 2321-2331, 2351-2357, 2371-2372, 2401-2404, 2421-2427, 2441-2443, 2461-2463; 2481-2486, 2501-<br />
2504, 2531-2532, 2541-2545, 2561-2570, 2581-2583)<br />
To encourage the development <strong>of</strong> novel varieties <strong>of</strong> sexually reproduced plants <strong>and</strong> to make them available to the<br />
public, providing protection available to those who breed, develop, or discover them, <strong>and</strong> thereby promoting<br />
progress in agriculture in the public interest.<br />
Be it enacted by the Senate <strong>and</strong> House <strong>of</strong> Representatives <strong>of</strong> the United States <strong>of</strong> America in Congress assembled.<br />
INDEX<br />
Section<br />
Title I - <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Variety</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> Office ...................................................................................................................... 1<br />
Title II - Protectability <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> Varieties <strong>and</strong> Certificates <strong>of</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> ................................................................... 41<br />
Title III - <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Variety</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> <strong>and</strong> Rights ......................................................................................................... 101<br />
1 Pub. L. 91-577, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1542-1559.