7 U.S.C. § 2423 — Joint breeders

(a) When two or more persons are the breeders , one person (or the successor of the person) may apply, naming the others. (b) The Secretary, after such notice as the Secretary may prescribe, may issue a certificate of plant variety protection to the applicant and such of the other breeders (or their successors in interest) as may have subsequently joined in the application. ( Pub. L. 91–577, title II, § 53 , Dec. 24, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1548 ; Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(g) , Oct. 6, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3143 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(g)(1) , substituted “one person (or the successor of the person)” for “one (or his successor)”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(g)(2) , substituted “the Secretary” for “he” before “may”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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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