The two documents below provide information about issues related to exclusive use data protection for minor use registrations, including extension of the exclusive use period and establishing a new exclusive use period:

• "Exclusive Use Data Protection for Minor Use Registrations - Questions and Answers" was published in 2014 and describes the review process and basic parameters for obtaining and extending protection of exclusive use of data.
• "Extension of Exclusive Data and Minor Use Designation, Suggestions to Applicants for Agronomic Information - Questions and Answers" was published in 2016. It augments the information available in the earlier document, particularly related to the criteria used to evaluate applications.

• Exclusive Use Data Protection for Minor Use Registration - Questions and Answers (PDF)(14 pp, 683 K, February 2018)
• Extension of Exclusive Data and Minor Use Designation, Suggestions to Applicants for Agronomic Information - Questions and Answers (PDF)(4 pp, 42 K)