[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR97.105]

[Page 262]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 97_PLANT VARIETY AND PROTECTION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 97.105  Denial of an application.

    (a) If the variety is found by the examiner to be not new, distinct, 
uniform, and stable, the application shall be denied.
    (b) In denying an application, the examiner shall cite the reasons 
the application was denied. When a reason involves the citation of 
certain material which is complex, the particular part of the material 
relied on shall be designated as nearly as practicable. The pertinence 
of each reason, if not obvious, shall be clearly explained.
    (c) If prior domestic certificates are cited as a reason for denial, 
their numbers and dates and the names of the owners shall be stated. If 
prior foreign certificates or rights are cited, as a reason for denial, 
their nationality or country, numbers and dates, and the names of the 
owners shall be stated, and such other data shall be furnished, as may 
be necessary to enable the applicant to identify the cited certificates 
or rights.
    (d) If printed publications are cited as a reason for denial, the 
author (if any), title, date, pages or plates, and places of 
publication, or place where a copy can be found shall be given.
    (e) When a denial is based on facts known to the examiner, and upon 
request by the applicant, the denial shall be supported by the affidavit 
of the examiner. Such affidavit shall be subject to contradiction or 
explanation by the affidavits of the applicant and other persons.
    (f) Abandoned applications may not be cited as reasons for denial.

[58 FR 42435, Aug. 9, 1993, as amended at 60 FR 17189, Apr. 4, 1995]