Abstract
The Townsend-Purnell Plant Patent Act of 19301 was the first attempt anywhere in the world to legally recognize the plant breeder as an inventor entitled to the protection of patent laws. Plant patents and plant patent applications so seldom have been the subject of judicial consideration throughout the intervening years that plant patent law is still in need of clarification in a great many areas.
Recommended Citation
Edward A. Hayman, Botanical Plant Patent Law, 11 Clev.-Marshall L. Rev. 430 (1962)