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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "7 U.S.C. § 2564"
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description: "Damages"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 7
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title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
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chapter_number: "57"
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chapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"
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section: "2564"
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citation: "7 U.S.C. § 2564"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc07@119-100.zip"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
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---
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2564 - Damages
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## Text
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(a) Upon finding an infringement the court shall award damages adequate to compensate for the infringement but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the variety by the infringer, together with interest and costs as fixed by the court.
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(b) When the damages are not determined by the jury, the court shall determine them. In either event the court may increase the damages up to three times the amount determined.
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(c) The court may receive expert testimony as an aid to the determination of damages or of what royalty would be reasonable under the circumstances.
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(d) As to infringement prior to, or resulting from a planting prior to, issuance of a certificate for the infringed variety, a court finding the infringer to have established innocent intentions, shall have discretion as to awarding damages.
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(Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 124, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1556.)
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