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IP Rights Framework
Complete intellectual property acquisition framework with data rights guidance and AI prompts
IP Rights Overview
Technical Data Rights Categories
- •Unlimited Rights: Government can use, modify, reproduce, release, or disclose data in any manner and for any purpose
- •Government Purpose Rights: Use within Government without restriction; outside Government for US Government purposes only
- •Limited Rights: Use and disclosure limited to within Government with restrictive legends
- •SBIR/STTR Rights: Special 20-year protection period for qualifying small business data
Key Assessment Areas
- •Background IP identification and rights allocation
- •Deliverable data rights determination
- •Commercial software license review
- •Open source software implications
- •Export control and ITAR considerations
Common IP Pitfalls
- •Failure to identify and protect background IP
- •Inadequate marking and assertion requirements
- •Missing deferred ordering/delivery clauses
- •Unclear specially negotiated license rights
Key References
DFARS 252.227-7013
Rights in Technical Data - Other Than Commercial Products
DFARS 252.227-7014
Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software
DFARS 252.227-7018
Rights in Noncommercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business
FAR 52.227-14
Rights in Data—General