There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture an office to be known as the Plant Variety Protection Office, which shall have the functions set forth in this chapter.
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There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture an office to be known as the Plant Variety Protection Office, which shall have the functions set forth in this chapter.
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§ 2321. Establishment
There is hereby established in the Department
of Agriculture an office to be known as the
Plant Variety Protection Office, which shall
have the functions set forth in this chapter.
(Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 1, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat.
1542; Pub. L. 96–574, § 1, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat.
3350.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1980—Pub. L. 96–574 substituted ‘‘an office’’ for ‘‘a bu-
reau’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 141, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat.
1558, provided that: ‘‘This Act [this chapter] shall take
effect upon enactment [Dec. 24, 1970]. Applications may
be filed with the Secretary and held by him until the
Office of Plant Variety Protection is organized and in
operation’’.
SHORT TITLE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 103–349, § 1(a), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3136, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending sections 2327, 2330,
2353, 2354, 2357, 2401, 2402, 2404, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2442,
2461, 2462, 2463, 2482, 2483, 2486, 2501, 2504, 2532, 2541, 2542,
2543, 2561, 2566, 2567, 2568, and 2570 of this title, repealing
sections 2463, 2502 and 2503 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under section 2401 of this
title] may be cited as the ‘Plant Variety Protection
Act Amendments of 1994’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1992 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 102–560, § 1, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4230, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 2570 of this title
and section 296 of Title 35, Patents, amending section
2541 of this title and section 271 of Title 35, and enact-
ing provisions set out as a note under section 2541 of
this title] may be cited as the ‘Patent and Plant Vari-
ety Protection Remedy Clarification Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 145, Dec. 24, 1970,