48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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10 sections with “nonexclusive, paid-up license”

  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    … 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 behalf of the United States, any subject inventio…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …oyee-inventor 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 ti…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …are, the Contractor grants to the Government, 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 per…
  • DFARS 252.227-7021 Rights in data—existing works.
    … as otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor hereby grants to the Government a nonexclusive, paid-up license throughout the world (1) to distribute, perform publicly, and display publicly the works called for under this contract …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …dance 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 obtains title, unless the Contractor fails to…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …ware, the Contractor grants to the Government, 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…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …dance 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 obtains title, unless the Contractor fails to…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …ragraph (c)(1) of the clause at 52.227-14, 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 b…
  • FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.
    …ice. The Contractor grants to the Government, 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 perfo…
  • FAR 52.227-18 Rights in Data—Existing Works.
    …ract, the Contractor grants to the Government, 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…

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.