48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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11 sections with “royalty payments”

  • 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 227.676 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 252.227-7002 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 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 4.1202 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 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 52.216-10 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…
  • 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 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 …

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.