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September 2, 2003
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection
to developers of 18 new varieties of seed-reproduced and
tuber-propagated plants. They include lettuce and soybean.
The 18 certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety
Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be
new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the
exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their
products in the
United States
for the duration of protection.
The 18
certificates are:
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the Red Rage variety of lettuce, developed by Pybas
Vegetable Seed Co., Inc. and Douglas Peters, Santa Maria,
California;
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the S25-D3 variety of soybean, developed by Syngenta
Seeds, Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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the 91M10, 91M50, 91M90, 92M10, 92M30, 92M31, 92M50, 92M70,
92M72, 93M40, 93M60, 93M90, 93M91, 94M40, 94M41 and 94M70
varieties of soybean, developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service administers the Plant
Variety Protection Act, which provides time limited marketing
protection to developers of new and distinct seed- reproduced
and tuber-propagated plants ranging from farm crops to flowers.
For additional information contact the Plant Variety Protection
Office at telephone (301) 504-5518, fax (301) 504-5291 or the
Internet at
www.ams.usda.gov/science/PVPO/pvp.htm. |
