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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 27: Patents, Data, and Copyrights › Subpart 27.2

FAR 27.203-2 Contract clause.

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 tells contracting officers when to include the patent clause at 52.227-10, Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter. It applies to classified solicitations and contracts, and also to those where the work could reasonably lead to a patent application containing classified subject matter. If your contract falls into either category, you can expect this clause to be part of your terms.

Applies to: Classified solicitations and contracts, and solicitations and contracts where the work might result in a patent application with classified subject matter

Key terms: classified solicitations · classified contracts · classified subject matter · patent application · 52.227-10

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

The text

Insert the clause at 52.227-10, Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter, in all classified solicitations and contracts and in all solicitations and contracts where the nature of the work reasonably might result in a patent application containing classified subject matter.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.227-10 Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.227-10 Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter.

← 27.203-1 General. · 27.204 Patented technology under trade agreements. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 27

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

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