48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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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.

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5 sections with “Secrecy Order”

  • FAR 52.227-3 Patent Indemnity.
    …ued upon an application that is now or may hereafter be withheld from issue pursuant to a Secrecy Order under 35 U.S.C. 181) arising out of the manufacture or delivery of supplies, the performance of services, or the construction, alteratio…
  • FAR 52.227-4 Patent Indemnity—Construction Contracts.
    …ued upon an application that is now or may hereafter be withheld from issue pursuant to a Secrecy Order under 35 U.S.C. 181) arising out of performing this contract or out of the use or disposal by or for the account of the Government of su…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …of Patents to file foreign patent applications where such filing has been prohibited by a Secrecy Order. (4) The Contractor may request extensions of time for disclosure, election, or filing under paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) of t…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …permission to file foreign patent applications where such filing has been prohibited by a Secrecy Order. (4) The Contractor may request extensions of time for disclosure, election, or filing under paragraphs (c)(1), (2), and (3) of this cl…
  • FAR 52.227-10 Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter.
    …her, for reasons of national security, the application should be placed under an order of secrecy, sealed in accordance with the provision of 35 U.S.C. 181-188, or the issuance of a patent otherwise delayed under pertinent United States sta…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.