FAR 52.227-7 - Patents - Notice of Government Licensee

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Prescribed in 27.202-5(b)

Effective Date:1 April 1984
Clause or Provision:Provision
Provision or Clause Number: 52.227-7 - Patents - Notice of Government Licensee

Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:Architect-Engineering; Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Fixed Price, Supply; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Communication Services; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Fixed Price, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Service; Fixed Price, Service; Cost Reimbursement, R&D; Fixed Price, R&D; Indefinite Delivery; Transportation
Optional:Utility Services; Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase); Facilities; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Time & Material/Labor Hour
Subject:Patents, Licenses, Data Rights, and Royalties
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:

Prescription

(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—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 sufficient to provide this notice to the other offerors.

Clause Overview:

Provision

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 ____ [Contracting Officer fill in], and the royalty rate is ____ [Contracting Officer fill in]. If the offeror is the owner of, or a licensee under, the patent, indicate below:

____ Owner ____ Licensee

If an offeror does not indicate that it is the owner or a licensee of the patent, its offer will be evaluated by adding thereto an amount equal to the royalty.

Important Notes/Requirements:

Applicable only if the Government is obligated to pay a royalty on a patent involved in the prospective contract.

Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:No
Uniform Contract Format:K
Editor:Marshall

Personal notes.