{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-1.162","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 1.162","heading":"Applicant, oath or declaration.","body":"The inventor named for a plant patent application must be the person who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced the new and distinct variety of plant for which a patent is sought. The inventor's oath or declaration, in addition to the averments required by § 1.63 or § 1.64, must state that the inventor has asexually reproduced the plant. Where the plant is a newly found plant, the inventor's oath or declaration must also state that it was found in a cultivated area.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES","Subpart B—National Processing Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"63c387e8d333038982f0bdf01103832d333e65512bf0807f66a14c1f473ab76b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-1.161","next":"us/37-cfr-1.163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}