FAR 52.227-7 — Patents—Notice of Government Licensee
Regulatory text. Not legal advice.
As prescribed at [FAR 27.202-5], insert the following provision:
Patents—Notice of Government Licensee (APR 1984)
The Government is obligated to pay a royalty applicable to the proposed acquisition because of a license agreement between the Government and the patent owner. The patent number is ____ [Contracting Officer fill in], and the royalty rate is ____ [Contracting Officer fill in]. If the offeror is the owner of, or a licensee under, the patent, indicate below:
( ) Owner ( ) Licensee
If an offeror does not indicate that it is the owner or a licensee of the patent, its offer will be evaluated by adding thereto an amount equal to the royalty.
(End of provision)
Citation history: [49 FR 12988, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 72 FR 63066, Nov. 7, 2007]
Source: eCFR • Pulled 2026-04-16