48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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12 sections with “licensee”

  • FAR 52.227-7 Patents—Notice of Government Licensee.
    … prescribed at 27.202-5(b), insert the following provision: Patents—Notice of Government Licensee (APR 1984) The Government is obligated to pay a royalty applicable to the proposed acquisition because of a license agreement between the Go…
  • FAR 27.202-2 Notice of Government as a licensee.
    …rs to furnish information indicating whether or not each offeror is the patent owner or a licensee under the patent. This information is necessary so that the Government may either— (1) Evaluate an offeror's price by adding an amount equal…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …re periodic reporting on how any subject invention is being used by the contractor or its licensees or assignees. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(5) and 37 CFR part 401, agencies shall not disclose such utilization reports to persons ou…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …May revoke or modify the license in any foreign country to the extent the Contractor, its licensees, or the domestic subsidiaries or affiliates have failed to achieve practical application in that foreign country. (iii) Before revoking or …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …taining utilization of the subject invention that are being made by the Contractor or its licensees or assignees. The reports shall include information regarding the status of development, date of first commercial sale or use, gross royalti…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …zation, or efforts to obtain utilization, of a subject invention by the Contractor or its licensees or assignees. The reports shall include information regarding the status of development, date of first commercial sale or use, gross royalti…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    …m to safeguard Federal Government classified information that is released to contractors, licensees, and grantees of the United States Government. Executive Order 12829 amends Executive Order 10865, February 20, 1960 (25 FR 1583, February 2…
  • FAR 27.202-5 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …ovision substantially the same as the provision at 52.227-7, Patents—Notice of Government Licensee. If the clause at 52.227-6 is not included in the solicitation, the contracting officer may require offerors to provide information sufficien…
  • DFARS 252.227-7002 Readjustment of payments.
    …ter be granted within the United States, on royalty terms which are more favorable to the licensee than those contained herein, the Government shall be entitled to the benefit of such more favorable terms with respect to all royalties accru…
  • DFARS 252.227-7010 License to other Government agencies.
    …r agency pursuant to the terms of such separate licenses. The Contractor shall notify the Licensee hereunder promptly upon receipt of any request for license hereunder. (End of clause)
  • 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…
  • 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)

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