48 CFR § 27.204-2 - 27.204-2 Use of patented technology under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s27.204-2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 27.204-2 - 27.204-2 Use of patented technology under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "27.204-2"
section_name: "27.204-2 Use of patented technology under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 63049, Nov. 7, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "27"
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# 27.204-2 27.204-2 Use of patented technology under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Article 31 of Annex 1C, Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, to GATT (Uruguay Round) addresses situations where the law of a member country allows for use of a patent without authorization, including use by the Government. Article 20.40 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement preserves parties' rights under Article 31.
[72 FR 63049, Nov. 7, 2007, as amended at 87 FR 73893, Dec. 1, 2022]