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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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37 sections with “royalty”

  • FAR 52.227-6 Royalty Information.
    As prescribed in 27.202-5(a)(1), insert the following provision: Royalty Information (APR 1984) (a) Cost or charges for royalties. When the response to this solicitation contains costs or charges for royalties totaling more than $250, the…
  • DFARS 227.7009-4 Additional clauses—contracts providing for payment of a running royalty.
    …ed to cover the subject matter thereof and the contract provides for payment of a running royalty. (a) License grant—running royalty. No Department shall be obligated to pay royalties unless the contract is signed on behalf of such Departm…
  • DFARS 227.7009-3 Additional clauses—contracts except running royalty contracts.
    …reements, and license agreements not providing for payment by the Government of a running royalty. (a) License Grant. Insert the clause at 252.227-7004. (b) License Term. Insert one of the clauses at 252.227-7005 Alternate I or Alternate …
  • DFARS 252.227-7006 License grant—running royalty.
    …ng 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 Secretary of __________, an irrevocable, nonexclusive, n…
  • DFARS 252.227-7007 License term—running royalty.
    …ing clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: License Term—Running Royalty (AUG 1984) The license hereby granted shall remain in full force and effect for the full term of each of the patents referred to in the “Lice…
  • FAR 27.202-2 Notice of Government as a licensee.
    (a) When the Government is obligated to pay a royalty on a patent because of an existing license agreement and the contracting officer believes that the licensed patent will be applicable to a prospective contract, the Government should fur…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …d $1,500, you 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…
  • FAR 27.202-1 Reporting of royalties.
    …rights the solicitation provision at 52.227-6 requires prospective contractors to furnish royalty information. The contracting officer shall take appropriate action to reduce or eliminate excessive or improper royalties. (b) If the respons…
  • FAR 27.202-5 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …)(1) Insert a solicitation provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.227-6, Royalty Information, in— (i) Any solicitation that may result in a negotiated contract for which royalty information is desired and for which certifi…
  • FAR 52.227-7 Patents—Notice of Government Licensee.
    …: 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 Government and the patent owner. The patent number is ____ […
  • DFARS 227.676 Foreign patent interchange agreements.
    …e recommendations on these matters. The agreements also may exempt the United States from royalty and other payments. The contracting officer shall ensure that royalty payments are consistent with patent interchange agreements. (b) Assista…
  • DFARS 252.227-7012 Patent License and Release Contract.
    ….227-7004 for a paid up license, or the clause at 252.227-7006 for a license on a running royalty basis.) Article 2. License Term.* (Insert the appropriate alternative clause at 252.227-7005 for a paid up license, or the clause at 252.227…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …e 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 disclose the…
  • DFARS 227.7009-2 Clauses to be used when applicable.
    …adjustment of Payments, shall be inserted in contracts providing for payment of a running royalty. (c) Termination. The clause at 252.227-7003, Termination, is an example for use in contracts providing for the payment of a running royalty.…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …deviations from contract requirements. (35) Rejected engineering change proposals. (36) Royalty, invention, and copyright reports (including invention disclosures) or reference thereto. (37) Contract completion documents. (38) Documenta…
  • FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    … responsible for patent matters regarding the contractor's failure to respond. (3) Final royalty report is cleared; (4) There is no outstanding value engineering change proposal; (5) Plant clearance report is received; (6) Property clea…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …ally Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. (32) 52.227-6, Royalty Information (Basic & Alternate I). (33) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software. (b) The contracti…
  • FAR 27.202-3 Adjustment of royalties.
    … Government against payment of royalties— (1) With respect to which the Government has a royalty-free license; (2) At a rate in excess of the rate at which the Government is licensed; or (3) When the royalties in whole or in part otherwi…
  • FAR 27.501 General.
    …ts and license agreements involving intellectual property, including avoiding unnecessary royalty charges.
  • FAR 31.205-30 Patent costs.
    …tion with the filing and prosecution of a United States patent application where title or royalty-free license is to be conveyed to the Government. (b) General counseling services relating to patent matters, such as advice on patent laws, …
  • FAR 31.205-37 Royalties and other costs for use of patents.
    …contract award. (c) In any case involving a patent formerly owned by the contractor, the royalty amount allowed should not exceed the cost which would have been allowed had the contractor retained title. (d) See 31.109 regarding advance a…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …tract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification. __ (vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information. __ (A) Basic. __ (B) Alternate I. __ (vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software. …
  • FAR 52.216-8 Fixed Fee.
    …all other contract terms and conditions, including the submission of the final patent and royalty reports, and is not delinquent in submitting final vouchers on prior years' settlements. The Contracting Officer may release up to 90 percent …
  • FAR 52.216-9 Fixed Fee—Construction.
    …all other contract terms and conditions, including the submission of the final patent and royalty reports, and is not delinquent in submitting final vouchers on prior years' settlements. The Contracting Officer may release up to 90 percent …
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …all other contract terms and conditions, including the submission of the final patent and royalty reports, and is not delinquent in submitting final vouchers on prior years' settlements. The Contracting Officer may release up to 90 percent …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …e 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 disclose the…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …vernment or otherwise derived through the Government; (B) Refund any amounts received as royalty charges on a subject invention in acquisitions for, or on behalf of, the Government; (C) Provide for this refund in any instrument transferri…
  • DFARS 227.671 General.
    …tting up a second source. Such agreements often refer to the compensation to be paid as a royalty or license fee whether or not patent rights are involved.
  • DFARS 227.672 Policy.
    …wise through the United States Government, charges for use of patents in which it holds a royalty-free license or charges for data which it has a right to use and disclose to others, or which is in the public domain, or which the Government…
  • DFARS 227.673 Foreign license and technical assistance agreements between the Government and domestic concerns.
    …e for royalties 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 …
  • DFARS 227.674 Supply contracts between the Government and a foreign government or concern.
    …) For royalties or amortization for patents or inventions in which the Government holds a royalty-free license; or (2) For data which the Government has a right to possess, use, and disclose to others; or (3) For any technical assistance …
  • DFARS 232.072-2 Appropriate information.
    …ncial 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 contractor debt …
  • DFARS 252.227-7002 Readjustment of payments.
    … under this contract, has been or shall hereafter 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 favor…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …in technical data. The Contractor grants or shall obtain 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-…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …are documentation. The Contractor grants or shall obtain for the Government the following royalty free, worldwide , nonexclusive, irrevocable license rights in other than commercial computer software or computer software documentation. All …
  • 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.
    …computer software. The Contractor grants or shall obtain for the Government the following royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license rights in technical data or other than commercial computer software. All rights not granted…
  • DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights in special works.
    …e “©” markings shall be replaced by a “P”. (3) The Contractor grants to the Government a royalty-free, world-wide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license to reproduce, prepare derivative works from, distribute, perform, or display, and to have …

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.