Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 2542

Grandfather clause

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, § 11284 Stat. 1555Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(r)108 Stat. 3144(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–3491994— substituted “the successor in interest of the person” for “his successor in interest”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–349section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349section 2401 of this titleAmendment by effective 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .