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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 227: Patents, Data, and Copyrights › Subpart 227.70

DFARS 227.7010 Assignments.

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 describes how patent rights can be assigned to the Government in defense contracts. It notes that DFARS clause 252.227-7011 is an example clause for such assignments, and that the contractor's acknowledgement should be notarized to make proof of the assignment easier.

Applies to: Defense contractors assigning patent rights to the Government

What it requires

  • The contractor's acknowledgement should be executed before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths.

Key terms: assignment of patent rights · acknowledgement · notary public · officer authorized to administer oaths

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) The clause at 252.227-7011 is an example which may be used in contracts of assignment of patent rights to the Government.

(b) To facilitate proof of contracts of assignments, the acknowledgement of the contractor should be executed before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths (35 U.S.C. 261).

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 227.7009-4 Additional clauses—contracts providing for payment of a running royalty. · 227.7011 Procurement of rights in inventions, patents, and copyrights. →

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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