Plant Variety Protection

Finding the law: Plant Variety Protection in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to plant variety protection, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines plant variety protection topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Plant Variety Protection

In Legislation

Plant Variety Protection in the U.S. Code: Title 7, Chapter 57

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating plant variety protection are compiled in the United States Code under Title 7, Chapter 57. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Agriculture (including plant variety protection) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Plant Variety Protection of the US Code, including plant variety protection) by chapter and subchapter.