252.227-7001 Release of past infringement.
Prescription and Applicability
DFARS Prescription, 227.7009-2(a)
(a) Release of past infringement. The clause at 252.227-7001, Release of Past Infringement, is an example which may be modified or omitted as appropriate for particular circumstances, but only upon the advice of cognizant patent or legal counsel. (See footnotes at end of clause.)
Current Text
252.227-7001 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]
Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause
Class Deviation 2026-O0036, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 27)
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2026-02-01
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Modified by RFO class deviation
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