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Contents <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UPOV</strong>-<strong>ROM</strong> <strong>2012</strong>/<strong>04</strong> UNITED STATES – USDA<br />

http://www.usda.gov<br />

Start date - grant/registration<br />

If present this indicates a certificate <strong>of</strong> protection has been issued by <strong>the</strong> US Plant Variety<br />

<strong>Protection</strong> Office on this date <strong>for</strong> this variety name.<br />

Start date - renewal <strong>of</strong> registration:<br />

This field should always be EMPTY, no date should be present. The US does not have<br />

variety name registration nor a renewal <strong>of</strong> plant variety protection.<br />

Calculated future expiration date<br />

If present this date is <strong>the</strong> calculated expiration date <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> certificate <strong>of</strong> plant variety<br />

protection issued. The date shown is <strong>the</strong> calculated expiration date because <strong>the</strong> certificate<br />

<strong>of</strong> protection can be abandoned prior to expiration. A certificate <strong>of</strong> protection is currently<br />

granted <strong>for</strong> a period <strong>of</strong> 20 years except in <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> vines and trees <strong>for</strong> which it is 25 years.<br />

Type <strong>of</strong> data following by End date<br />

If present this date represents <strong>the</strong> date <strong>of</strong> final status <strong>for</strong> an application or certificate <strong>for</strong><br />

plant variety protection. The types <strong>of</strong> dates are:<br />

REJ = an application <strong>for</strong> plant variety protection has been denied,<br />

WDR = an application <strong>for</strong> plant variety protection has been withdrawn or abandoned,<br />

TER = a certificate <strong>for</strong> plant variety protection has been abandoned be<strong>for</strong>e it has expired,<br />

EXP = a certificate plant variety protection has expired by reaching <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

protection period.<br />

Applicant’s name<br />

If an applicants name is present this indicates an application <strong>for</strong> plant variety protection was<br />

filed with <strong>the</strong> US Plant Variety <strong>Protection</strong> Office with this name specified as <strong>the</strong><br />

applicant/owner.<br />

Breeder’s name<br />

The name specified may be <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> breeder or <strong>the</strong> owner.<br />

Maintainer’s name<br />

The PVPO does not request this in<strong>for</strong>mation as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> procedures <strong>for</strong> issuing plant<br />

variety protection. However, <strong>for</strong> all varieties which have been issued plant variety<br />

protection a viable seed sample <strong>of</strong> 3,000 seeds must be maintained at <strong>the</strong> US public<br />

repository. If <strong>the</strong> seed sample cannot be replenished by <strong>the</strong> owner <strong>the</strong> protection is<br />

abandoned.

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