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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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43 sections with “Invention”: the first 40

  • FAR 27.305-4 Protection of invention disclosures.
    …ll, to the extent authorized by 35 U.S.C. 205, withhold from disclosure to the public any invention disclosures reported under the patent rights clauses of 52.227-11 or 52.227-13 for a reasonable time in order for patent applications to be …
  • DFARS 252.227-7039 Patents—reporting of subject inventions.
    As prescribed in 227.303(1), use the following clause: Patents—Reporting of Subject Inventions (APR 1990) The Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer the following: (a) Interim reports every twelve (12) months (or such longer pe…
  • FAR 27.305-3 Securing invention rights acquired by the Government.
    …ble for implementing procedures necessary to protect the Government's interest in subject inventions. When the Government acquires the entire right, title, and interest in an invention by contract, the chain of title from the inventor to th…
  • DFARS 227.7011 Procurement of rights in inventions, patents, and copyrights.
    Even though no infringement has occurred or been alleged, it is the policy of the Department of Defense to procure rights under patents, patent applications, and copyrights whenever it is in the Government's interest to do so and the desire…
  • FAR 27.301 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the U.S. Code, or any variety of plant that is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protec…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …licy and objective of the Government to— (1) Use the patent system to promote the use of inventions arising from federally supported research or development; (2) Encourage maximum participation of industry in federally supported research …
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …ng: (i) Provide periodic (but not more frequently than annually) listings of all subject inventions required to be disclosed during the period covered by the report. (ii) Provide a report prior to the closeout of the contract listing all …
  • FAR 27.304-1 General.
    …actor after consultation with the contractor) may request greater rights to an identified invention within the period specified in the clause. The contracting officer may grant requests for greater rights if the contracting officer determin…
  • FAR 27.305-1 Goals.
    (a) Contracts having a patent rights clause should be so administered that— (1) Inventions are identified, disclosed, and reported as required by the contract, and elections are made; (2) The rights of the Government in subject inventions…
  • FAR 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.
    …riate follow-up procedures to protect the Government's interest and to check that subject inventions are identified and disclosed, and when appropriate, patent applications are filed, and that the Government's rights therein are established…
  • FAR 27.306 Licensing background patent rights to third parties.
    … contain a provision allowing the Government to require the licensing to third parties of inventions owned by the contractor that are not subject inventions unless the agency head has approved and signed a written justification in accordanc…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …ause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (MAY 2014) (a) As used in this clause— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the U.S. Code, or any variety of pl…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    … Rights—Ownership by the Government (DEC 2007) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the U.S. Code or any variety of pla…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …ip by the Contractor (Large Business) (JUN 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause—Invention means— (1) Any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under Title 35 of the United States Code; or (…
  • FAR 27.102 General guidance.
    (a) The Government encourages the maximum practical commercial use of inventions made under Government contracts. (b) Generally, the Government will not refuse to award a contract on the grounds that the prospective contractor may infringe…
  • FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent.
    …l use and manufacture, in performing this contract or any subcontract at any tier, of any invention described in and covered by a United States patent— (1) Embodied in the structure or composition of any article the delivery of which is ac…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …s from contract requirements. (35) Rejected engineering change proposals. (36) Royalty, invention, and copyright reports (including invention disclosures) or reference thereto. (37) Contract completion documents. (38) Documentation rega…
  • FAR 27.304-2 Contracts placed by or for other Government agencies.
    …agency may require, and provide instructions regarding, the forwarding or handling of any invention disclosures or other reporting requirements of the specified clauses. Normally, the requesting agency is responsible for the administration …
  • FAR 31.205-30 Patent costs.
    …red as requirements of a Government contract (but see 31.205-33): (1) Costs of preparing invention disclosures, reports, and other documents. (2) Costs for searching the art to the extent necessary to make the invention disclosures. (3) …
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …ntract, promptly forward the following to the Contracting Officer: (1) Disclosure of all inventions, discoveries, and patent applications made in the performance of the contract. (2) Instruments of license or assignment on all inventions,…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …ies arising under the contract and relating to reproduction rights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, an…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …ies arising under the contract and relating to reproduction rights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, an…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …ies arising under the contract and relating to reproduction rights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, an…
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    …ies arising under the contract and relating to reproduction rights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, an…
  • DFARS 227.304-1 General.
    Interim and final invention reports and notification of all subcontracts for experimental, developmental, or research work may be submitted on DD Form 882, Report of Inventions and Subcontracts.
  • DFARS 252.227-7040 Additional preaward requirements for Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …llocation of ownership, rights, and responsibilities for intellectual property (including inventions, patents, technical data, and computer software) resulting from the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program award; (ii) Identifi…
  • DFARS 252.227-7041 Additional postaward requirements for Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …llocation of ownership, rights, and responsibilities for intellectual property (including inventions, patents, technical data, and computer software) resulting from performance of this contract; (2) Identification of which party to the wri…
  • FAR 27.201-1 General.
    …he Government may expressly authorize and consent to a contractor's use or manufacture of inventions covered by U.S. patents by inserting the clause at 52.227-1, Authorization and Consent. (c) Because of the exclusive remedies granted in 2…
  • FAR 27.300 Scope of subpart.
    …scribes policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses pertaining to inventions made in the performance of work under a Government contract or subcontract for experimental, developmental, or research work. Agency polici…
  • FAR 27.304-3 Subcontracts.
    …ir ability to award subcontracts as economic leverage to acquire rights for themselves in inventions resulting from subcontracts.
  • FAR 27.304-4 Appeals.
    …cts, for taking any of the following actions: (1) A refusal to grant an extension to the invention disclosure period under paragraph (c)(4) of the clause at 52.227-11; (2) A demand for a conveyance of title to the Government under 27.302(…
  • FAR 52.227-5 Waiver of Indemnity.
    …rizes and consents to the use and manufacture, solely in performing this contract, of any invention covered by the United States patents identified below and waives indemnification by the Contractor with respect to such patents: (End of cl…
  • DFARS 227.303 Contract clauses.
    (1) Use the clause at 252.227-7039, Patents—Reporting of Subject Inventions, in solicitations and contracts containing the clause at FAR 52.227-11, Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor. (2)(i) Use the clause at 252.227-7038, Patent Ri…
  • DFARS 227.673 Foreign license and technical assistance agreements between the Government and domestic concerns.
    … Government, any charge to the second source for royalties or amortization for patents or inventions in which the Government holds a royalty-free license; or data which the Government has the right to possess, use, and disclose to others; o…
  • DFARS 227.674 Supply contracts between the Government and a foreign government or concern.
    …t or allow charges which in effect are— (1) For royalties or amortization for patents or inventions in which the Government holds a royalty-free license; or (2) For data which the Government has a right to possess, use, and disclose to ot…
  • DFARS 227.7001 Policy.
    Whenever a claim of infringement of privately owned rights in patented inventions or copyrighted works is asserted against any Department or Agency of the Department of Defense, all necessary steps shall be taken to investigate, and to sett…
  • DFARS 227.7002 Statutes pertaining to administrative claims of infringement.
    …nce 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.
  • DFARS 227.7009-4 Additional clauses—contracts providing for payment of a running royalty.
    …dingly, the License Grant clause at 252.227-7006 should be limited to the practice of the invention by or for the signatory Department or Departments. (b) License term—running royalty. The clause at 252.227-7007 is a sample form for expres…
  • DFARS 252.227-7001 Release of past infringement.
    …ture or use by or for the Government prior to the effective date of this contract, of any inventions covered by (i) any of the patents and applications for patent identified in this contract, and (ii) any other patent or application for pat…
  • DFARS 252.227-7004 License grant.
    …e by or cause to be practiced for the Government throughout the world, any and all of the inventions thereunder, in the manufacture and use of any article or material, in the use of any method or process, and in the disposition of any artic…

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