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DFARS 227.7002 Statutes pertaining to administrative claims of infringement.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section lists the statutes that apply to administrative claims of patent or copyright infringement in the Department of Defense. It matters to contractors because it identifies the legal authorities that may govern an infringement claim involving DoD. The section itself does not create any contractor obligations.

Applies to: Department of Defense administrative claims of infringement

Key terms: administrative claims of infringement · Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 · Invention Secrecy Act · Department of Defense

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The text

Statutes pertaining to administrative claims of infringement in the Department of Defense include the following: the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. 2356 (formerly the Mutual Security Acts of 1951 and 1954); the Invention Secrecy Act, 35 U.S.C. 181-188; 10 U.S.C. 3793; 28 U.S.C. 1498; and 35 U.S.C. 286.

Sections that refer to it

  • 227.7004 Requirements for filing an administrative claim for patent infringement.

← 227.7001 Policy. · 227.7003 Claims for copyright infringement. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 227

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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