7 U.S.C. § 2484 — Correction of Plant Variety Protection Office mistake

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If the Plant Variety Protection Office caused a mistake that its records clearly show, the Secretary may issue a corrected certificate without a fee. The corrected certificate has the same legal effect as one originally issued correctly.

Whenever a mistake in a certificate of plant variety protection incurred through the fault of the Plant Variety Protection Office is clearly disclosed by the records of the Office, the Secretary may issue, without charge, a corrected certificate of plant variety protection, stating the fact and nature of such mistake. Such certificate of plant variety protection shall have the same effect and operation in law as if the same had been originally issued in such corrected form.

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Whenever a mistake in a certificate of plant variety protection incurred through the fault of the Plant Variety Protection Office is clearly disclosed by the records of the Office, the Secretary may issue, without charge, a corrected certificate of plant variety protection, stating the fact and nature of such mistake. Such certificate of plant variety protection shall have the same effect and operation in law as if the same had been originally issued in such corrected form.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–577, title II, § 84, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1552; Pub. L. 96–574, § 15, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3350.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-577 · 84 Stat. 1552
1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-574 · 94 Stat. 3350

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-577 on 1970-12-24.