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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 57— PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION · SUBCHAPTER III— PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND RIGHTS · § 2542

§ 2542. Grandfather clause

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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.
(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.)
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  • Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 112
  • 84 Stat. 1555
  • Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(r)
  • 108 Stat. 3144
  • Pub. L. 103–349
  • section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349
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§ 2542
Grandfather clause
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 112
Stat.84 Stat. 1555
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(r)
Stat.108 Stat. 3144
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–349
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