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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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81 sections with “license rights”: the first 40

  • DFARS 227.7103-4 License rights.
    (a) Grant of license. The Government obtains rights in technical data, including a copyright license, under and irrevocable license granted or obtained for the Government by the contractor. The contractor or licensor retains all rights in t…
  • DFARS 227.7203-4 License rights.
    (a) Grant of license. The Government obtains rights in computer software or computer software documentation, including a copyright license, under an irrevocable license granted or obtained by the contractor which developed the software or d…
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    The standard license rights that a licensor grants to the Government are unlimited rights, government purpose rights, or limited rights. Those rights are defined in the clause at 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial …
  • DFARS 227.7104-2 Rights in SBIR or STTR data.
    …Small Business Technology Transfer Program, the Government obtains the following standard license rights: (1) Unlimited rights in the technical data and computer software listed in paragraph (c)(1) of the clause. (2) SBIR/STTR data rights…
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    … in the life cycle of all computer software, related recorded information, and associated license rights necessary to— (A) Reproduce, build, or recompile the software from its source code and required software libraries (e.g., software lib…
  • DFARS 227.7203-5 Government rights.
    The standard license rights in computer software that a licensor grants to the Government are unlimited rights, government purpose rights, or restricted rights. The standard license in computer software documentation conveys unlimited right…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights in special works.
    …diovisual compositions; sound recordings in any medium; or, items of similar nature. (c) License rights. (1) The Government shall have unlimited rights in works first produced, created, or generated and required to be delivered under this …
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    … after consultation with the Contractor, may request greater rights than the nonexclusive license provided in paragraph (d) of this clause. The request for a greater rights must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at the time of the fir…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …ernment, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license in such copyrighted data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly by…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …vernment, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Gov…
  • 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],…
  • 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 52.227-19 Commercial Computer Software License.
    As prescribed in 27.409(g), insert the following clause: Commercial Computer Software License (DEC 2007) (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained in the Contractor's standard commercial license or lease agreement, the Contrac…
  • DFARS 227.7102-2 Rights in technical data.
    …hnical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, provides the Government specific license rights in technical data pertaining to commercial products, commercial services, or commercial processes. DoD may use, modify, reproduce, rele…
  • DFARS 227.7103-9 Copyright.
    (a) Copyright license. (1) The clauses at 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and 252.227-7018, Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business I…
  • DFARS 227.7203-9 Copyright.
    (a) Copyright license. (1) The clauses at 252.227-7014, Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation, and 252.227-7018, Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Comput…
  • DFARS 252.227-7004 License grant.
    As prescribed at 227.7009-3(a), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: License Grant (AUG 1984) (a) The Contractor hereby grants to the Government an irrevocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable…
  • DFARS 252.227-7006 License grant—running royalty.
    As prescribed at 227.7009-4(a), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: License Grant—Running Royalty (AUG 1984) (a) The Contractor hereby grants to the Government, as represented by the Secret…
  • DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …in any part at Government expense and is not covered under the SBIR or STTR program. (c) License. (1) The Government shall have the unrestricted right to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose technical data, and to…
  • 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 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…
  • DFARS 227.7202-3 Rights in commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation.
    (a) The Government shall have only the rights specified in the license under which the commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation was obtained. (b) If the Government has a need for rights not conveyed under …
  • 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 27.304-1 General.
    …mall business concern or nonprofit organization, the agency employing the co-inventor may license or assign whatever rights it may acquire in the subject invention from its employee to the contractor, subject at least to the conditions of 3…
  • FAR 27.305-3 Securing invention rights acquired by the Government.
    …ernment with the consent of the contractor. When the Government's rights are limited to a license, there should be a confirmatory instrument to that effect. (b) Agencies may, by supplemental instructions, develop suitable assignments, lice…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …7-14, the contractor grants the Government a paid-up nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute to the public, perform publicly and display publicly by or on behalf of the Government, for…
  • FAR 27.405-3 Commercial computer software.
    …l computer software or commercial computer software documentation shall be acquired under licenses customarily provided to the public to the extent the license is consistent with Federal law and otherwise satisfies the Government's needs. T…
  • FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.
    …ernment, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license for all delivered data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by …
  • 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 12.212 Computer software.
    …l computer software or commercial computer software documentation shall be acquired under licenses customarily provided to the public to the extent such licenses are consistent with Federal law and otherwise satisfy the Government's needs. …
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …se the clause with its Alternate I if the Government must grant a foreign government a sublicense in subject inventions pursuant to a specified treaty or executive agreement. The contracting officer may modify Alternate I, if the agency hea…
  • FAR 27.408 Cosponsored research and development activities.
    …sed on the data. Also, consideration may be given to requiring the contractor to directly license others if needed to carry out the objectives of the contract. Since the purpose of the cosponsored research and development, the legitimate pr…
  • FAR 52.227-18 Rights in Data—Existing Works.
    …vernment, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to reproduce, prepare derivative works, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government, for all the material or …
  • 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 227.673 Foreign license and technical assistance agreements between the Government and domestic concerns.
    …es 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; or any technical assistance provided to the second source…
  • DFARS 227.675-2 Review of agreements.
    (a) In reviewing foreign license and technical assistance agreements between primary and second sources, the Department concerned shall, insofar as its interests are involved, indicate whether the agreement meets the requirements of §§ 124.…

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.