CHAPTER 57 — Plant Variety Protection
66 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE 20 sections
Part A — Organization and Publications 11 sections
- § 2321. — Establishment
- § 2322. — Seal
- § 2323. — Organization
- § 2324. — Restrictions on employees as to interest in plant variety protection
- § 2325. — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–574, § 2, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3350
- § 2326. — Regulations
- § 2327. — Plant Variety Protection Board
- § 2328. — Library
- § 2329. — Register of protected plant varieties
- § 2330. — Publications
- § 2331. — Copies for public libraries
Part B — Legal Provisions as to the Plant Variety Protection Office 7 sections
- § 2351. — Day for taking action falling on Saturday, Sunday, or holiday
- § 2352. — Form of papers filed
- § 2353. — Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office cases
- § 2354. — Subpoenas; witnesses
- § 2355. — Effect of defective execution
- § 2356. — Regulations for practice before the Office
- § 2357. — Unauthorized practice
Part C — Plant Variety Protection Fees 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — PROTECTABILITY OF PLANT VARIETIES AND CERTIFICATES OF PROTECTION 26 sections
Part D — Protectability of Plant Varieties 4 sections
Part E — Applications; Form; Who May File; Relating Back; Confidentiality 7 sections
Part F — Examinations; Response Time; Initial Appeals 3 sections
Part G — Appeals to Courts and Other Review 3 sections
Part H — Certificates of Plant Variety Protection 6 sections
Part I — Reexamination After Issue, and Contested Proceedings 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER III — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND RIGHTS 20 sections
Part J — Ownership and Assignment 2 sections
Part K — Infringement of Plant Variety Protection 5 sections
Part L — Remedies for Infringement of Plant Variety Protection, and Other Actions 10 sections
- § 2561. — Remedy for infringement of plant variety protection
- § 2562. — Presumption of validity; defenses
- § 2563. — Injunction
- § 2564. — Damages
- § 2565. — Attorney fees
- § 2566. — Time limitation on damages
- § 2567. — Limitation of damages; marking and notice
- § 2568. — False marking; cease and desist orders
- § 2569. — Nonresident proprietors; service and notice
- § 2570. — Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of plant variety protection