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title: "7 U.S.C. § 2544"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2544 - Research exemption

## Text

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.

(Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 114, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1555.)