FAR Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 27
Type
Part
Last amended
87 FR 73894 Effective Dec 30, 2022
Proposed changes
3
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 part.

Contents

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations 87 FR 73894 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 87 FR 73890 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”; Correction 86 FR 64407 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” 86 FR 61017 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 85 FR 40076 · FAC 2020-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Uniform Use of Line Items 82 FR 4709 · FAC 2005-95
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 79 FR 24192 · FAC 2005-73
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definition of Cost or Pricing Data 75 FR 53135 · FAC 2005-45
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 1999-402, FAR Part 27 Rewrite in Plain Language 72 FR 63045 · FAC 2005-21
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 71 FR 227 · FAC 2005-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definitions 66 FR 2117 · FAC 97-22
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Software Copyrights 63 FR 34077 · FAC 97-05 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Editorial and Technical Changes To Conform the CFR to the Looseleaf Edition 62 FR 40236
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Certification Requirements 62 FR 233 · FAC 90-45 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 62 FR 261 · FAC 90-45 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Patent Authorization 61 FR 39211 · FAC 90-40
Federal Acquisition Regulation; National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) 61 FR 31617 · FAC 90-39
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 61 FR 31646 · FAC 90-39, FAR Case 93-310, Item XIV Not on record
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Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 91 FR 59584 · FAR Case 2026-011, Docket No. FAR-2026-0011, Sequence No. 1 Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs 90 FR 24774 · FAR Case 2020-010, Docket No. FAR-2020-0010, Sequence No. 1 No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information 90 FR 4278 · FAR Case 2017-016, Docket No. 2017-0016, Sequence No. 1 Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found

Quick answers

What is FAR Part 27?

FAR Part 27 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Patents, Data, and Copyrights".

When was FAR Part 27 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations" (87 FR 73894), published Dec 1, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.

Are changes to FAR Part 27 proposed?

3 proposed changes have no final rule yet.

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