48 CFR § 227.7009-2 - 227.7009-2 Clauses to be used when applicable.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s227.7009-2"
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title: "48 CFR § 227.7009-2 - 227.7009-2 Clauses to be used when applicable."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "227.7009-2"
section_name: "227.7009-2 Clauses to be used when applicable."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "227"
part_name: "PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36389, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "227"
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# 227.7009-2 227.7009-2 Clauses to be used when applicable.
(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.)
(b) *Readjustment of payments.* The clause at 252.227-7002, Readjustment of Payments, shall be inserted in contracts providing for payment of a running royalty.
(c) *Termination.* The clause at 252.227-7003, Termination, is an example for use in contracts providing for the payment of a running royalty. This clause may be modified or omitted as appropriate for particular circumstances, but only upon the advice of cognizant patent or legal counsel (see 227.7004(c)).