48 CFR § 927.304 - 927.304 Procedures.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s927.304"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 927.304 - 927.304 Procedures."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "927.304"
section_name: "927.304 Procedures."
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "927"
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: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2168, 2182, 2201); Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5908); Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 7261a.); Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 ); National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 4201 )"
regulatory_source: "49 FR 12004, Mar. 28, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "927"
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# 927.304 927.304 Procedures.
Where the contract contains the clause at 37 CFR 401.14 and the contractor does not elect to retain title to a subject invention, DOE may consider and, after consultation with the contractor, grant requests for retention of rights by the inventor subject to the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 200 *et seq.* This section supplements FAR 27.304-1(c).
[60 FR 11816, Mar. 2, 1995, as amended at 89 FR 89756, Nov. 13, 2024]