---
kind: "unit"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
key: "ch57/schII/ptE"
level: "part"
label: "Part E"
heading: "Applications; Form; Who May File; Relating Back; Confidentiality"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/ch57-schII-ptE"
sections_count: 7
---

# Part E — Applications; Form; Who May File; Relating Back; Confidentiality

Title 7 — Agriculture › Chapter 57 — Plant Variety Protection › Subchapter II — Protectability of Plant Varieties and Certificates of Protection

## Sections

- [§2421. Application for recognition of plant variety rights](/usc/7/2421.md)
- [§2422. Content of application](/usc/7/2422.md)
- [§2423. Joint breeders](/usc/7/2423.md)
- [§2424. Death or incapacity of breeder](/usc/7/2424.md)
- [§2425. Benefit of earlier filing date](/usc/7/2425.md)
- [§2426. Confidential status of application](/usc/7/2426.md)
- [§2427. Publication](/usc/7/2427.md)