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7 U.S.C. 2461: AppealsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 57-PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION

§2461. Appeals

From the decisions made under sections 2404, 2443, 2501, and 2568 of this title appeal may, within sixty days or such further times as the Secretary allows, be taken under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall have jurisdiction of any such appeal.

( Pub. L. 91–577, title II, § 71 , Dec. 24, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1550 ; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 145 , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 45 ; Pub. L. 103–349, § 8(d)(1) , Oct. 6, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3141 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994⁠—Pub. L. 103–349 struck out “2502,” after “2501,”.

1982⁠—Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall have jurisdiction of any such appeal” for “The Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and United States Courts of Appeals shall have jurisdiction, with venue in the case of the latter as stated in section 2343 of title 28”.

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.

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.