SCOPE

• § 97.1 - General.

DEFINITIONS

• § 97.2 - Meaning of words.

ADMINISTRATION

• § 97.3 - Plant Variety Protection Board.

THE APPLICATION

• § 97.5 - General requirements.

• § 97.6 - Application for certificate.

• § 97.7 - Deposit of Voucher Specimen.

• § 97.8 - Specimen requirements.

• § 97.9 - Drawings and photographs.

• § 97.10 - Parts of an application to be filed together.

• § 97.11 - Application accepted and filed when received.

• § 97.12 - Number and filing date of an application.

• § 97.13 - When the owner is deceased or legally incapacitated.

• § 97.14 - Joint applicants.

• § 97.15 - Assigned varieties and certificates.

• § 97.16 - Amendment by applicant.

• § 97.17 - Papers of completed application to be retained.

• § 97.18 - Applications handled in confidence.

• § 97.19 - Publication of pending applications.

• § 97.20 - Abandonment for failure to respond within the time limit.

• § 97.21 - Extension of time for a reply.

• § 97.22 - Revival of an application abandoned for failure to reply.

• § 97.23 - Voluntary withdrawal and abandonment of an application.

• § 97.24 - Assignee.

EXAMINATIONS, ALLOWANCES, AND DENIALS

• § 97.100 - Examination of applications.

• § 97.101 - Notice of allowance.

• § 97.102 - Amendments after allowance.

• § 97.103 - Issuance of a certificate.

• § 97.104 - Application or certificate abandoned.

• § 97.105 - Denial of an application.

• § 97.106 - Reply by applicant; request for reconsideration.

• § 97.107 - Reconsideration and final action.

• § 97.108 - Amendments after final action.

CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN CERTIFICATE

• § 97.120 - Corrected certificate—office mistake.

• § 97.121 - Corrected certificate—applicant's mistake.

REISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE

• § 97.122 - Certified seed only election.

ASSIGNMENTS AND RECORDING

• § 97.130 - Recording of assignments.

• § 97.131 - Conditional assignments.

• § 97.132 - Assignment records open to public inspection.

MARKING OR LABELING PROVISIONS

• § 97.140 - After filing.

• § 97.141 - After issuance.

• § 97.142 - For testing or increase.

• § 97.143 - Certified seed only.

• § 97.144 - Additional marking or labeling.

ATTORNEYS AND AGENTS

• § 97.150 - Right to be represented.

• § 97.151 - Authorization.

• § 97.152 - Revocation of authorization; withdrawal.

• § 97.153 - Persons recognized.

• § 97.154 - Government employees.

• § 97.155 - Signatures.

• § 97.156 - Addresses.

• § 97.157 - Professional conduct.

FEES AND CHARGES

• § 97.175 - Fees and charges.

• § 97.176 - Fees payable in advance.

• § 97.177 - Method of payment.

• § 97.178 - Refunds.

• § 97.179 - Copies and certified copies.

AVAILABILITY OF OFFICE RECORDS

• § 97.190 - When open records are available.

PROTEST PROCEEDINGS

• § 97.200 - Protests to the grant of a certificate.

• § 97.201 - Protest proceedings.

APPEAL TO THE SECRETARY

• § 97.300 - Petition to the Secretary.

• § 97.301 - Commissioner's answer.

• § 97.302 - Decision by the Secretary.

• § 97.303 - Action following the decision.

GENERAL PROCEDURES IN PRIORITY, PROTEST, OR APPEAL PROCEEDINGS

• § 97.400 - Extensions of time.

• § 97.401 - Miscellaneous provisions.

• § 97.402 - Service of papers.

• § 97.403 - Manner of service.

REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY COURT

• § 97.500 - Appeal to U.S. Courts.

CEASE AND DESIST PROCEEDINGS

• § 97.600 - Administrative provisions.

PUBLIC USE DECLARATION

• § 97.700 - Public interest in wide usage.

PUBLICATION

• § 97.800 - Publication of public variety descriptions.

• § 97.900 - Form of official identification symbol.