7 U.S. Code § 2570

7 U.S. Code § 2570 is about Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of plant variety protection. It is under Part L (Remedies for Infringement of Plant Variety Protection, and Other Actions) of Subchapter III (Plant Variety Protection And Rights) of Chapter 57 (Plant Variety Protection) of Title 7 (Agriculture) of the Code.

(a)Any State, any instrumentality of a State, and any officer or employee of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in the official capacity of the officer or employee, shall not be immune, under the eleventh amendment of the Constitution of the United States or under any other doctrine of sovereign immunity, from suit in Federal court by any person, including any governmental or nongovernmental entity, for infringement of plant variety protection under section 2541 of this title, or for any other violation under this subchapter.

(b)In a suit described in subsection (a) for a violation described in that subsection, remedies (including remedies both at law and in equity) are available for the violation to the same extent as such remedies are available for such a violation in a suit against any private entity. Such remedies include damages, interest, costs, and treble damages under section 2564 of this title, and attorney fees under section 2565 of this title.