{"data":{"id":"us/7-u.s.c.-2542","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 U.S.C. § 2542","heading":"Grandfather clause","body":"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.","path":["Title 7—AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 57—PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc07@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:54Z","sha256":"1b38efa14f33994eaed1e3b3881bb2b4ee298839a6d4eddcbae912dc57dd06ec","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/7-u.s.c.-2541","next":"us/7-u.s.c.-2543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}