Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§2355 Effect of Defective Execution
Title 7 › Chapter 57— PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION › Subchapter I— PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE › Part B— Legal Provisions as to the Plant Variety Protection Office › § 2355
Summary
The Secretary may accept filings at the Plant Variety Protection Office even if they were signed or done incorrectly, as long as a properly completed document is filed within the time allowed.
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Title 7, §2355
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any document to be filed in the Plant Variety Protection Office and which is required by any law or regulation to be executed in a specified manner may be provisionally accepted by the Secretary despite a defective execution, provided a properly executed document is submitted within such time as may be prescribed.
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7 U.S.C. § 2355
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60