7 U.S.C. § 2482
How issued
A certificate of plant variety protection shall be issued in the name of the United States of America under the seal of the Plant Variety Protection Office, and shall be signed by the Secretary or have the signature of the Secretary placed thereon, and shall be recorded in the Plant Variety Protection Office.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Asgrow Seed Co. v. Winterboer, 795 F. Supp. 915 (N.D. Iowa 1991).
Asgrow Seed Co. v. Winterboer, 795 F. Supp. 915 (N.D. Iowa 1991). “7 U.S.C. § 2482 . A certificate grants the breeder the right to exclude others from “selling the variety, or offering it for sale, or reproducing it, or importing it, or exporting it, or using it in producing .”
Mixon Seed Serv. Inc v. Hill (M.D. Ga. 2025). “Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2482 , the United States Plant Variety Protection Office issued Plant Variety Protection Certificate Number 201600313 (Certificate) for the common oat variety known as FL0720 on December 28, 2017.”
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