Chapter 57

Establishment

Seal

Organization

Restrictions on employees as to interest in plant variety protection

Regulations

Plant Variety Protection Board

Library

Register of protected plant varieties

Publications

Copies for public libraries

Day for taking action falling on Saturday, Sunday, or holiday

Form of papers filed

Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office cases

Subpoenas; witnesses

Effect of defective execution

Regulations for practice before the Office

Unauthorized practice

Plant variety protection fees

Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts

Definitions and rules of construction

Right to plant variety protection; plant varieties protectable

Reciprocity limits

Public interest in wide usage

Application for recognition of plant variety rights

Content of application

Joint breeders

Death or incapacity of breeder

Benefit of earlier filing date

Confidential status of application

Publication

Examination of application

Notice of refusal; reconsideration

Initial appeal

Appeals

Civil action against Secretary

Plant variety protection

How issued

Contents and term of plant variety protection

Correction of Plant Variety Protection Office mistake

Correction of applicant’s mistake

Correction of named breeder

Reexamination after issue

Interfering plant variety protection

Ownership and assignment

Ownership during testing

Infringement of plant variety protection

Grandfather clause

Right to save seed; crop exemption

Research exemption

Intermediary exemption

Remedy for infringement of plant variety protection

Presumption of validity; defenses

Injunction

Damages

Attorney fees

Time limitation on damages

Limitation of damages; marking and notice

False marking; cease and desist orders

Nonresident proprietors; service and notice

Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of plant variety protection

Intent

Severability