MPEP 1613
Right of Priority Based upon Application for Plant Breeder’s Rights
Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 10.2019, Last Revised in June 2020
1613 Right of Priority Based upon Application for Plant Breeder’s Rights [R-08.2012]
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 119(f), an application for a plant patent may rely upon an application for plant breeder’s rights filed in a WTO member country (or in a foreign UPOV Contracting Party) for priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) through (c).