2002 U.S. Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 57 - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER I - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE
Part A - Organization and Publications
Sec. 2321 - Establishment
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 57 - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION SUBCHAPTER I - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE Part A - Organization and Publications Sec. 2321 - Establishment |
| Contains | section 2321 |
| Date | 2002 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 2003 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Short Titles | Plant Variety Protection Act Amendments of 1994 Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act Plant Variety Protection Act |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-577, title I, §1, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1542; Pub. L. 96-574, §1, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3350. |
| Statutes at Large References | 84 Stat. 1542 94 Stat. 3350 106 Stat. 4230 108 Stat. 3136 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-577, Public Law 96-574, Public Law 102-560, Public Law 103-349 |
§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.)
Amendments1980—Pub. L. 96–574 substituted “an office” for “a bureau”.
Effective DateSection 141 of Pub. L. 91–577 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 AmendmentPub. L. 103–349, §1(a), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3136, provided 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 AmendmentPub. L. 102–560, §1, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4230, provided 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 enacting provisions set out as a note under section 2541 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act’.”
Short TitleSection 145 of Pub. L. 91–577 provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter, section 1611 of this title, and sections 1545 and 2353 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, amending section 1562 of this title and sections 1338 and 1498 of Title 28, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Plant Variety Protection Act’.”
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in title 28 section 1545.
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