Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
227.7009 - 227.7009 Patent releases, license agreements, and assignments.

This section contains clauses for use in patent release and settlement agreements, license agreements, and assignments, executed by the Government, under which the Government acquires rights. Minor modifications of language (e.g., pluralization of “Secretary” or “Contracting Officer”) in multi-departmental agreements may be made if necessary.

authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 56 FR 36389, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 227.7009