This clause is marked [Reserved] under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (Deviation 2026-O0036). It no longer applies to contracts using the RFO model.
View deviation details252.227-7001 Release of past infringement. As prescribed at 227.7009-2(a), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: Release of Past Infringement (SEP 2019) The Contractor hereby releases each and every claim and demand which the Contractor now has or may hereafter have against the Government for the manufacture or use by or for the Government prior to the effective date of this contract, of any inventions covered by (i) any of the patents and applications for patent identified in this contract, and (ii) any other patent or application for patent owned or hereafter acquired by the Contractor, insofar as and only to the extent that such other patent or patent application covers the manufacture, use, or disposition of [description of subject matter].* *Bracketed portions of the clause may be omitted when not appropriate or not encompassed by the release as negotiated. (End of clause) [56 FR 36479, July 31, 1991, as amended at 84 FR 48500, Sept. 13, 2019]
The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. Under the RFO, the prescribing section may have been revised, relocated or reserved. See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.
View deviation: 2026-O0036 →227.7009-2(a)
Regulatory Stack
The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.
R-DFARS
R-DFARS Prescription
Per Deviation 2026-O0036 (DFARS Part 227)
DFARS
DFARS Supplement (eCFR)
⚠ May be superseded by RFO
227.7009-2(a)
Version History
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No version history available from eCFR.