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52.227-7

Patents—Notice of Government Licensee.
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Effective Date
APR 1984
Active Deviations
—
Versions
2 (since 2017-01-01)
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52.227-7 Patents—Notice of Government Licensee.

As prescribed at 27.202-5(b), insert the following provision:

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 ____ [
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.

(End of provision)

[49 FR 12988, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 72 FR 63066, Nov. 7, 2007]
27.202-5(b)
(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.
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FAR FAR Prescription 27.202-5(b)
(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.

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Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52

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