Washington, DC
September 25, 2007
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of
protection to developers of 22 new varieties of seed-reproduced
and tuber-propagated plants. They include wheat and soybean.
The 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 42 certificates are:
- the 91M30, 90A06, 90M02,
90M80, 90M92, 91M01, 91M41, 91M80, 92M11, 92M21, 92M41,
92M53, 92M54, 92M76, 92M81, 92M82, 93M14, 93M61, 93M62,
93M70 and 94M71 varieties of soybean, developed by
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa;
- the Ripper* variety of
common wheat, developed by Colorado Wheat Research
Foundation, Centennial, Colorado;
- the DP 493 variety of
cotton, developed by D&PL Technology Holding Company,
LLC, Scott, Mississippi; and
- the 91M61, 92M02, 92M03,
92M33, 92M51, 92M52, 92M73, 92M74, 92M75, 93M13, 93M43,
93M52, 93M81, 93M82, 93M95, 93M96, 94M31, 95M60, and 95M82
varieties of soybean, developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa.
* In the United States, seed of
this variety shall be sold by variety name only as a class of
certified seed, and shall conform to the number of generations
specified by the owner of the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended,
7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).
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 more information, contact the Plant Variety Protection
Office at (301) 504-5518, fax (301) 504-5291, or the Internet at
www.ams.usda.gov/science/PVPO/pvpindex.htm. |
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