7 U.S.C. § 2542

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 2542 - Grandfather clause

Nothing in this chapter shall abridge the right of any person, or the successor in interest of the person, to reproduce or sell a variety developed and produced by such person more than one year prior to the effective filing date of an adverse application for a certificate of plant variety protection.

7 U.S.C. § 2542

Pub. L. 91-577, title III, §112, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1555; Pub. L. 103-349, §13(r), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3144.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1994- Pub. L. 103-349 substituted "the successor in interest of the person" for "his successor in interest".

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.