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["tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>]

I want to document the transfer of plant materials.  Just something which 
says this other person got this material from me on a certain date.  There's 
a slim chance that several years in the future this document might prevent 
this new owner from being sued by some unknown party who tries to patent the 
plant material.  Assuming this document can be found again when it's 
needed...

Anyway, I'd like info such as, can I use a generic document and use it for 
several different plants;  can I xerox the notarized document (for 
distributing the plant material to several people) and these copies would be 
as legally binding as the original; would I also have to notarize the plant 
description; what price tag is this adding up to; etc.

This idea is the story-so-far abotu "non-patenting", or keeping public such 
plants as chance-seedlings which have passed certain deadlines for 
patenting, but which the dishonest might try to patent.  I've done a lot of 
reading and discussing of plant-patenting, doubt I know all about it, but 
the above seems the best & most simple & cheapest solution.

Thanks for any ideas!

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