Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service 

Science and Technology Program 

PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE 

1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Room 2915, South Building, Mail Stop 0274 

Washington, D.C. 20250 

Office: (202) 260-8983 Fax: (202) 260-8976 

Email: PVPOmail@usda.gov 

RECORDATION FORM 

Use this form to request a revision on a PVP original application(s) which require(s) a fee of $41 per application. 

If an assignment is being requested, attach assignment document to this form. 

1. Current Owner(s) of Record 

Name: 

Address: 

Phone: Fax: 

Email: 

2. Type of Recordation (check all that apply) 

(See attached appendix for definition and instructions) 

Change Name of Owner(s) 

Change Address of Owner(s) 

Change Name of Representative 

Change Address of Representative 

Assignment (transfer of authority or ownership) 

Security Interest, License, Grant, Conveyance 

Merger 

Revocation of Assignment, Security, Interest, License, Grant 

Other (specify) 

3. New Owner(s) 4. New Representative/Agent 

Name: Name: 

Address: Address: 

Phone: Fax: Phone: Fax: 

Email: Email: 

5. The PVP Number(s), Crop kind(s), Variety name(s) for the affected application. Attach list if more space is needed. 

PV number Crop kind Variety Name PV number Crop kind Variety name 

6. Total number of applications involved : multiply by $41 per application(s). Total Amount $ 

Fees must be paid by U.S. funds either by credit card or checks made payable to the: “Treasurer of the United States.” 

7. Statement and Signature: To the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing information is true and correct and any attached 

copy is a true copy of the original document. 

Print Name Signature Date 

ST-473 (Revised 12/2018) Designed by the Plant Variety Protection Office 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Appendix (Instructions) 

TERMS and DEFINITION 

Recordation: Grant: 

To record changes requested by the representative or agent A gift of legal rights or privileges from one owner to another. 

of the applicant. Conveyance: 

Assignment: The transfer of personal property from one owner to another. 

When an owner transfers his authority rights from one Revocation: 

person to another to handle his business, crop kind, variety, Cancellation or annulment of a privilege, title or authorization. 

seeds, and sale of seeds, or the transfer of ownership from Revocation of assignment (transfer of authority) agreement, 

one company to another. including security interest. 

Security Interest: Revocation of license (authority to use or sell seeds). 

Property interest used as collateral. Revocation of grant privileges. 

License: Merger: 

To give permission to exercise legal rights or privileges from A legal combination of two or more companies to form a new 

one owner to another. company. 

RECORDATION EXPLANATION and FEE REQUIREMENTS 

Recordation is a revision of the original application filed with the Plant Variety Protection Office and requires an additional fee 

payment of $41 per application. All recordation transactions such as the transfer of authority, transfer of ownership, or 

change of owner’s name requires an assignment document with an authorized signature(s) and should be attached to this 

form. 

Recordation fee(s) can be calculated by multiplying the total number of application(s) by $41. 

FEE PAYMENT OPTIONS 

Check 

All fees must be paid by US funds. Make check payable to the “Treasurer of the United States.” Include the PV number(s) on the check. 

Credit card 

Attach the “Request for Service (ST-471) form” for all credit card transactions. Enter all credit card information, including the credit card 

type (Visa/MasterCard/American Express), the credit card number, the security code number, name and address of agency, cardholder’s 

name, telephone number and email address. Include the PV number(s) for each application, crop kind and variety name(s). 

Money Transfer 

Any domestic or foreign company requesting a money transfer must be affiliated with a USA bank and must provide the following 

information: A nine digit routing number, bank account number, check number, account type (saving or checking) and payment amount. 

Include the PV number(s) for each application. 

Plant Variety Protection Office cannot process credit card payments or money transfer without an authorized signature. 

BURDEN and NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENTS 

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0055. The time required 

to complete this information collection is estimated to average .5 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing 

data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program (not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250, or call 

(800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 

ST-473 (Revised 12/2018) Designed by the Plant Variety Protection Office