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title: "7 U.S.C. § 2542"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2542 - Grandfather clause
## Text
Nothing in this chapter shall abridge the right of any person, or the successor in interest of the person, to reproduce or sell a variety developed and produced by such person more than one year prior to the effective filing date of an adverse application for a certificate of plant variety protection.
(Pub. L. 91577, title III, § 112, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1555; Pub. L. 103349, § 13(r), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3144.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103349 substituted “the successor in interest of the person” for “his successor in interest”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.