48 CFR § 1852.227-84 - 1852.227-84 Patent Rights Clauses.

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title: "48 CFR § 1852.227-84 - 1852.227-84   Patent Rights Clauses."
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title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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section_name: "1852.227-84   Patent Rights Clauses."
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# 1852.227-84 1852.227-84   Patent Rights Clauses.

As prescribed in 1827.303(a)(1), the contracting officer shall insert the following provision in solicitations for experimental, developmental, or research work to be performed in the United States when the eventual awardee may be a small business or a nonprofit organization:

****Patent Rights Clauses (APR 2015)

This solicitation contains the patent rights clauses of FAR 52.227-11 (as modified by the NFS) and NFS 1852.227-70. If the contract resulting from this solicitation is awarded to a small business or nonprofit organization, the clause at NFS 1852.227-70 shall not apply. If the award is to other than a small business or nonprofit organization, the clause at FAR 52.227-11 shall not apply.

****(End of provision)

[80 FR 12951, Mar. 12, 2015, as amended at 80 FR 50212, Aug. 19, 2015]