FAR 52.227-1 - Authorization and Consent
Prescribed in 27.201-2(a)(1) | ||
Effective Date: | 1 December 2007 | |
Clause or Provision: | Clause | |
Provision or Clause Number: | 52.227-1 - Authorization and Consent | |
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Applicable: | Communication Services; Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements; Architect-Engineering; Facilities; Indefinite Delivery; | |
Optional: | Time and Materials/Labor Hour; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Utility Services; | |
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Prescription(a) (1) Insert the clause at 52.227-1, Authorization and Consent, in solicitations and contracts except that use of the clause is—
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Clause Overview: |
Clause(a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture, in performing this contract or any subcontract at any tier, of any invention described in and covered by a United States patent— (1) Embodied in the structure or composition of any article the delivery of which is accepted by the Government under this contract; or (2) Used in machinery, tools, or methods whose use necessarily results from compliance by the Contractor or a subcontractor with (i) specifications or written provisions forming a part of this contract or (ii) specific written instructions given by the Contracting Officer directing the manner of performance. the entire liability to the Government for infringement of a United States patent shall be determined solely by the provisions of the indemnity clause, if any, included in this contract or any subcontract hereunder (including any lower-tier subcontract), and the Government assumes liability for all other infringement to the extent of the authorization and consent hereinabove granted.
AlternatesAlternate I (Apr 1984)As prescribed in 27.201-2(a)(2), substitute the following paragraph (a) for paragraph (a) of the basic clause: (a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture of any invention described in and covered by a United States patent in the performance of this contract or any subcontract at any tier. Alternate II (Apr 1984)As prescribed in 27.201-2(a)(3), substitute the following paragraph (a) for paragraph (a) of the basic clause: (a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture in the performance of any order at any tier or subcontract at any tier placed under this contract for communication services and facilities for which rates, charges, and tariffs are not established by a government regulatory body, of any invention described in and covered by a United States patent—
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Incorporated by Reference: | Yes | |
Uniform Contract Format: | I | |
Editor: | Marshall |
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