7 U.S.C. § 2423

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 2423 - Joint breeders

(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.

7 U.S.C. § 2423

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

AMENDMENTS1994-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.