7 U.S.C. § 2544 : Agriculture — Plant Variety Protection — Plant Variety Protection And Rights — Infringement Of Plant Variety Protection — Research Exemption Date: 14 Oct 2016 TEXT PDF The use and reproduction of a protected variety for plant breeding or other bona fide research shall not constitute an infringement of the protection provided under this chapter. (Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 114, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1555.)