United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 7. AGRICULTURE |
Chapter 57. PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION |
SubChapter II. PROTECTABILITY OF PLANT VARIETIES AND CERTIFICATES OF PROTECTION |
Part H. Certificates of Plant Variety Protection |
§ 2486. Correction of named breeder
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An error as to the naming of a breeder in the application, without deceptive intent, shall not affect validity of plant variety protection and may be corrected at any time by the Secretary in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary or upon order of a federal court before which the matter is called in question. Upon such correction the Secretary shall issue a certificate accordingly. Such correction shall not deprive any person of any rights the person otherwise would have had.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–349 substituted “the Secretary” for “him” in first sentence and “the person” for “he” in third sentence.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after