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Intellectual Property (Agriculture)United States

Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA)

Summary

Provides patent-like rights to breeders of new, distinct, uniform, and stable varieties of plants that reproduce sexually or via tubers.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Exclusive right to sell, reproduce, import, and export the protected plant variety.
  • 02.
    Right to prevent others from using the variety to produce a hybrid.

Penalties

  • 01.
    Damages for infringement not less than a reasonable royalty.
  • 02.
    Injunctions against future infringement.
  • 03.
    Attorney fees for the prevailing party in exceptional cases.

Verified Citations

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