Technical Data

When U.S. Government funds are used to fund work where technical data is generated, the Supplier has ownership of the data, and the Government has unlimited rights.

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FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General is modified in accordance with DEAR 927.409(a) and including Alternate V.

Copyrightable data

Contractor may establish, without prior approval of the Contracting Officer, claim to copyright in scientific and technical articles based on technical data. The prior, express written permission of the Contracting Officer is required to establish claim to copyright subsisting in all other data first produced in the performance of the contract. Notice of Government sponsorship must be on copyrighted data. More specific DOE approval is required to copyright software arising from a contract. For copyrightable data the supplier maintains ownership of the data. For data other than computer software, the Contractor grants to the Government, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in such copyrighted data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government. For computer software, the Contractor grants to the Government and others acting in its behalf, a paid-up nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in such copyrighted computer software to reproduce, prepare derivative works, and perform publicly and display publicly by or on behalf of the Government.

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FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General is modified in accordance with DEAR 927.409(a) and including Alternate V.

Patent Rights

Under a Sandia contract most small business and nonprofit contractors may elect to retain title to their subject inventions, subject to a reserved paid-up, nonexclusive license by the Government. Other contractors receive a paid up license to their subject inventions and may request greater rights (subject to the reserved Government license) from DOE. The Federal Government shall have a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice or have practiced for or on behalf of the United States the subject invention throughout the world. Inventions produced under Sandia Contracts must however be reported to the DOE Patent Counsel.

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52.227-11 -- Patent Rights -- Retention by the Contractor (Short Form)

52.227-12 -- Patent Rights -- Retention by the Contractor (Long Form)

52.227-13 -- Patent Rights -- Acquisition by the Government

FAR 27.304-1(a) - Greater Rights Determinations

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