FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 27: Patents, Data, and Copyrights › Subpart 27.4
FAR 27.400 Scope of subpart.
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 explains that the subpart covers policies and procedures for rights in data, copyrights, and acquiring data. The policy statement in 27.402 applies to all executive agencies, while the rest of the subpart applies to all executive agencies except the Department of Defense. It matters because it tells contractors which agencies follow these data rights rules.
Applies to: Executive agencies (with a limited exception for the Department of Defense)
Key terms: rights in data · copyrights · acquisition of data · executive agencies · Department of Defense
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The text
This subpart sets forth policies and procedures regarding rights in data and copyrights, and acquisition of data. The policy statement in 27.402 applies to all executive agencies. The remainder of the subpart applies to all executive agencies except the Department of Defense.
Sections it refers to
- 27.402 Policy.
← 27.306 Licensing background patent rights to third parties. · 27.401 Definitions. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 27
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs ↗ · proposed 2025-06-12
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.