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DFARS Clause ACTIVE

252.227-7005

License term.
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Effective Date
OCT 2001
Active Deviations
1
Versions
2 (since 2016-12-22)
RFO
Removed Under RFO

This clause is marked [Reserved] under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (Deviation 2026-O0036). It no longer applies to contracts using the RFO model.

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252.227-7005 License term.

As prescribed at 227.7009-3(b), insert one of the following clauses in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments:

License Term (OCT 2001)

Alternate I
(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 "License Grant" clause of this contract and any and all patents hereafter issued on applications for patent referred to in such "License Grant" clause.

Alternate II
(OCT 2001). The license hereby granted shall terminate on the ________ day of ________ ,________;
Provided,
however, that said termination shall be without prejudice to the completion of any contract entered into by the Government prior to said date of termination or to the use or disposition thereafter of any articles or materials manufactured by or for the Government under this license.

[56 FR 36479, July 31, 1991, as amended at 66 FR 49861, Oct. 1, 2001]
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO

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.

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227.7009-3(b)
(b) License Term. Insert one of the clauses at 252.227-7005 Alternate I or Alternate II, as appropriate.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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)
2026-O0036: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 27) — DFARS Part 227

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DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) ⚠ May be superseded by RFO 227.7009-3(b)
(b) License Term. Insert one of the clauses at 252.227-7005 Alternate I or Alternate II, as appropriate.

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Version History

Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.

No version history available from eCFR.

Active Class Deviations

DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 27) Modified by RFO class deviation
MODIFIED

Related Clauses

Referenced by

252.227-7012
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