Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2544 Research Exemption
Title 7 › CHAPTER 57 — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION › SUBCHAPTER III — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND RIGHTS › Part K — Infringement of Plant Variety Protection › § 2544
Summary
Using or copying a protected plant variety for plant breeding or other genuine research does not break the legal rights this law gives.
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Title 7, §2544
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The use and reproduction of a protected variety for plant breeding or other bona fide research shall not constitute an infringement of the protection provided under this chapter.
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7 U.S.C. § 2544
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102