There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture an office to be known as the Plant Variety Protection Office, which shall have the functions set forth in this chapter.
Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 184 Stat. 1542Pub. L. 96–574, § 194 Stat. 3350(, , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 96–5741980— substituted “an office” for “a bureau”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 14184 Stat. 1558
“This Act [this chapter] shall take effect upon enactment []. Applications may be filed with the Secretary and held by him until the Office of Plant Variety Protection is organized and in operation”.
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Short Title of 1994 Amendment
Pub. L. 103–349, § 1(a)108 Stat. 3136
section 2401 of this title“This Act [amending sections 2327, 2330, 2353, 2354, 2357, 2401, 2402, 2404, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2442, 2461, 2462, 2463, 2482, 2483, 2486, 2501, 2504, 2532, 2541, 2542, 2543, 2561, 2566, 2567, 2568, and 2570 of this title, repealing sections 2463, 2502 and 2503 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under ] may be cited as the ‘Plant Variety Protection Act Amendments of 1994’.”
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Short Title of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–560, § 1106 Stat. 4230
section 2570 of this titlesection 296 of Title 35section 2541 of this titlesection 271 of Title 35section 2541 of this title“This Act [enacting and , Patents, amending and , and enacting provisions set out as a note under ] may be cited as the ‘Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act’.”
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Short Title
Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 14584 Stat. 1559
section 1611 of this titlesection 1562 of this title“This Act [enacting this chapter, , and sections 1545 and 2353 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, amending and sections 1338 and 1498 of Title 28, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Plant Variety Protection Act’.”
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