FAR 27.305-1 Goals
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 27.305-1
- Type
- Subsection
- Last amended
- 72 FR 63045 Effective Dec 7, 2007
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(a) Contracts having a patent rights clause should be so administered that-
(1) Inventions are identified, disclosed, and reported as required by the contract, and elections are made;
(2) The rights of the Government in subject inventions are established;
(3) When patent protection is appropriate, patent applications are timely filed and prosecuted by contractors or by the Government;
(4) The rights of the Government in filed patent applications are documented by formal instruments such as licenses or assignments; and
(5) Expeditious commercial utilization of subject inventions is achieved.
(b) If a subject invention is made under a contract funded by more than one agency, at the request of the contractor or on their own initiative, the agencies shall designate one agency as responsible for administration of the rights of the Government in the invention.
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 1999-402, FAR Part 27 Rewrite in Plain Language |
Quick answers
What is FAR 27.305-1?
FAR 27.305-1 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Goals".
When was FAR 27.305-1 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 1999-402, FAR Part 27 Rewrite in Plain Language" (72 FR 63045), published Nov 7, 2007 and effective Dec 7, 2007.
Are changes to FAR 27.305-1 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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