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7 U.S.C. 2423: Joint breedersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 57-PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION
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§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.

( 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

Amendments

1994⁠—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.