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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “patent protection”

  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    As prescribed in 27.303(b)(1), insert the following clause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (MAY 2014) (a) As used in this clause— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    As prescribed in 227.303(2), use the following clause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business) (JUN 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause—Invention means— (1) Any invention or discovery that is or may be patent…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    As prescribed at 27.303(e), insert the following clause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government (DEC 2007) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise p…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Insert a patent rights clause in all solicitations and contracts for experimental, developmental, or research work as prescribed in this section. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or a…
  • FAR 27.305-1 Goals.
    (a) Contracts having a patent rights clause should be so administered that— (1) Inventions are identified, disclosed, and reported as required by the contract, and elections are made; (2) The rights of the Government in subject inventions…
  • FAR 27.305-4 Protection of invention disclosures.
    … 205, withhold from disclosure to the public any invention disclosures reported under the patent rights clauses of 52.227-11 or 52.227-13 for a reasonable time in order for patent applications to be filed. The Government will follow the pol…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …tle 35, U.S.C. (as implemented by 37 CFR part 401), Presidential Memorandum on Government Patent Policy to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies dated February 18, 1983, and Executive Order 12591, Facilitating Access to Science an…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    … of a DD Form 254 (see subpart 4.11 for information on registering in SAM). (e) Part 27, Patents, Data, and Copyrights, contains policy and procedures for safeguarding classified information in patent applications and patents.
  • 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.
    … the Contractor's expense, remove or correct any nonconforming markings. (j) Relation to patents. Nothing contained in this clause shall imply a license to the Government under any patent or be construed as affecting the scope of any licen…
  • FAR 27.202-5 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …provision with its Alternate I. (b) If the Government is obligated to pay a royalty on a patent involved in the prospective contract, insert in the solicitation a provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.227-7, Patents—Notic…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …award without authorization in writing from the Contracting Officer. (i) Relationship to patents or other rights. Nothing contained in this clause shall imply a license to the Government under any patent or be construed as affecting the sc…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …thout further authorization in writing from the Contracting Officer. (h) Relationship to patents. Nothing contained in this clause shall imply a license to the Government under any patent or be construed as affecting the scope of any licen…
  • FAR 27.301 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the U.S. Code, or any variety of plant that is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protec…
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …iii) trade practice. The period specified shall not extend the contractor's liability for patent defects beyond a reasonable time after acceptance by the Government. (4) Notice. The warranty shall specify a reasonable time for furnishing n…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …ational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Pub. L. 108-136). (xii) Part 227—Patents, Data, and Copyrights. (A) Use the clause at 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as…
  • DFARS 232.072-2 Appropriate information.
    …f the financial effect of issues such as— (i) Leases, deferred purchase arrangements, or patent or royalty arrangements; (ii) Insurance, when relevant to the contract; (iii) Contemplated capital expenditures, changes in equity, or contra…

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