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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • DFARS 252.227-7012 Patent License and Release Contract.
    As prescribed at 227.7012, insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: (Contract No.) Patent License and Release Contract (DEC 2022) This CONTRACT is effective as of the ____ day of [month, year],…
  • FAR 52.227-6 Royalty Information.
    …nformation shall be included in the response relating to each separate item of royalty or license fee: (1) Name and address of licensor. (2) Date of license agreement. (3) Patent numbers, patent application serial numbers, or other basis…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …btain for the Government the following royalty free, worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license rights in technical data other than computer software documentation (see the DFARS 252.227-7014, Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Soft…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …oped or regularly used for nongovernmental purposes which— (1) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the public; (2) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the public; (3) Has not been offered, sold, leased, or licensed to the p…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …oped or regularly used for nongovernmental purposes which— (1) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the public; (2) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the public; (3) Has not been offered, sold, leased, or licensed to the p…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ou must provide the following information on a separate page for each separate royalty or license fee: (1) Name and address of licensor. (2) Date of license agreement. (3) Patent numbers. (4) Patent application serial numbers, or other …
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    … paragraph (b)(2)(ii) or (iii) of this section to individual task orders. (c) Government license. The Government shall have at least a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice, or have practiced for or on beh…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …ect invention throughout the world in accordance with the provisions of this clause. (2) License. (i) The Contractor shall retain a nonexclusive royalty-free license throughout the world in each subject invention to which the Government ob…
  • DFARS 227.671 General.
    … fixtures, or other manufacturing aids, or such other assistance, information, rights, or licenses as are needed to enable the second source to produce particular supplies or perform particular services. Agreements calling for one or more o…
  • DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.
    …eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). (3) GFI marked with specially negotiated license rights legends. (i) The Contractor shall use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, or display technical data or computer software received fro…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …ect invention throughout the world in accordance with the provisions of this clause. (2) License. (i) The Contractor shall retain a nonexclusive royalty-free license throughout the world in each subject invention to which the Government ob…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ed by State law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services; (2) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature performed by contra…
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    …entions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities under the …
  • FAR 52.227-9 Refund of Royalties.
    …yalties as used in this clause refers to any costs or charges in the nature of royalties, license fees, patent or license amortization costs, or the like, for the use of or for rights in patents and patent applications in connection with pe…
  • DFARS 227.674 Supply contracts between the Government and a foreign government or concern.
    …obtain from the second source a detailed statement (see FAR 27.204-1(a)(2)) of royalties, license fees, and other compensation paid or to be paid to a primary source (or any of his subcontractors) for patent rights, rights in data, and othe…
  • DFARS 227.7103-7 Use and nondisclosure agreement.
    …, disclosure, or authorized use of technical data or computer software subject to special license rights, modify paragraph (1)(d) of the use and nondisclosure agreement in paragraph (c) of this section to enter the conditions, consistent wi…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …, free labor, tip, or tribute; or (v) Collected by an employer or a third party, whether licensed or unlicensed, including, but not limited to— (A) Agents; (B) Labor brokers; (C) Recruiters; (D) Staffing firms (including private employ…
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …, free labor, tip, or tribute; or (v) Collected by an employer or a third party, whether licensed or unlicensed, including, but not limited to— (A) Agents; (B) Labor brokers; (C) Recruiters; (D) Staffing firms (including private employ…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …; (3) the clause at 52.212-5; (4) addenda to this solicitation or contract, including any license agreements for computer software; (5) solicitation provisions if this is a solicitation; (6) other paragraphs of this clause; (7) the Standard…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …ies that provide for the technical data and computer software deliverables and associated license rights needed to sustain those systems and subsystems over their life cycle. The strategy may include— (A) The development of maintenance cap…
  • DFARS 252.227-7019 Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software.
    …ppeals that sustained the validity of an identical assertion made by the Contractor (or a licensee) shall serve as justification for the asserted restriction. (2) The Contracting Officer shall extend the time for response if the Contractor…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …rt 36.6; and (ii) Require the direct supervision of a professional architect or engineer licensed, registered or certified in the State, Federal District, or outlying area, in which the services are to be performed. (10)(i) No protest und…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …ip that raises an actual or potential conflict of interest; and (8) Asserts no rights or license in the data gathered or generated during a reverse auction. (e) Only a contracting officer shall— (1) Exclude an offeror from participating …
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …ployee to the employee's identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority; (5)(i) Using misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employm…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …h as disconnecting and connecting household appliances; automobile registration; driver's license and use taxes; cutting and fitting rugs, draperies, and curtains; forfeited utility fees and deposits; and purchase of insurance against damag…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …entions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities under the …
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …entions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities under the …
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …entions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities under the …
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    …ata and Government-related data from any unauthorized disclosure. (4) Assert no right or license in the data gathered or generated during a reverse auction. Use Government-related data only to manage the operational environment that suppor…
  • FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations.
    …lause, when any supply or service acquired under this contract is subject to any End User License Agreement (EULA), Terms of Service (TOS), or similar legal instrument or agreement, that includes any clause requiring the Government to indem…
  • FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges.
    …(i) The Contractor shall obtain, at its expense, a property appraisal from an independent licensed, accredited, or certified appraiser that computes a monthly, daily, or hourly rental rate for comparable commercial property. The appraisal m…
  • DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.
    … prior validated restriction was asserted by the same Contractor or subcontractor (or any licensee of such Contractor or subcontractor) to which such notice is being provided; and (iv) State that failure to respond to the challenge notice …

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.