7 U.S. Code § 2542

7 U.S. Code § 2542 is about Grandfather clause. It is under Part K (Infringement of Plant Variety Protection) of Subchapter III (Plant Variety Protection And Rights) of Chapter 57 (Plant Variety Protection) of Title 7 (Agriculture) of the Code.

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.