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plant patent act

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Plant Patent Act. Patents. The 1930 federal law that extended patent protection for developing “any distinct and new” varieties of asexually reproducing plants. • Before passage of the Act, plant patents were rejected because the subject matter was considered naturally occurring and therefore unpatentable. 35 USCA §§ 161–164. — Abbr. PPA.

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double patenting

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double patenting. 1. Obtaining two patents covering the same invention. • An inventor is not allowed to receive more than one patent on one invention. — Also termed same-invention double patenting. [Cases: Patents 120.] 2. The issuance or obtaining of a patent for an invention that differs from an already patented invention only in some

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