2011 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 57 - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION (§§ 2321 - 2583)
Subchapter III - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND RIGHTS (§§ 2531 - 2583)
Part L - Remedies for Infringement of Plant Variety Protection, and Other Actions (§§ 2561 - 2570)
Section 2566 - Time limitation on damages

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 57 - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER III - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND RIGHTS
Part L - Remedies for Infringement of Plant Variety Protection, and Other Actions
Sec. 2566 - Time limitation on damages
Containssection 2566
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 91-577, title III, §126, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1556; Pub. L. 103-349, §13(u), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3144.
Statutes at Large References84 Stat. 1556
108 Stat. 3144
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 91-577, Public Law 103-349

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7 USC § 2566 (2011)
§2566. Time limitation on damages

(a) No recovery shall be had for that part of any infringement committed more than six years (or known to the owner more than one year) prior to the filing of the complaint or counterclaim for infringement in the action.

(b) In the case of claims against the United States Government for unauthorized use of a protected variety, the period between the date of receipt of written claim for compensation by the department or agency of the Government having authority to settle such claim, and the date of mailing by the Government of a notice to the claimant that the claim has been denied shall not be counted as part of the period referred to in the preceding paragraph.

(Pub. L. 91–577, title III, §126, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1556; Pub. L. 103–349, §13(u), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3144.)

Amendments

1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–349 substituted “the” for “his” before “claim has been denied”.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.

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