Clause I.112A - DEAR 952.227-14 - Rights in Data - General (Alternate VIII) (Dec 2024)
Last Revised: 10/30/2025 | Per Mod #0326
As prescribed in 927.409(a), substitute the following for paragraph (c)(1)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.227-14:
(c) Copyright—
(1) Data first produced in the performance of this contract.
(i) Unless provided otherwise in paragraph (d) of this clause, the Contractor may, without prior approval of the Contracting Officer, assert copyright in scientific and technical articles based on or containing data first produced in the performance of this contract and published in academic, technical or professional journals, symposia proceedings, or similar works. The prior, express written permission of the DOE Patent Counsel is required to assert copyright in all other data first produced in the performance of this contract. When such permission is granted, the DOE Patent Counsel shall specify appropriate terms, conditions, and submission requirements to assure utilization, dissemination, and commercialization of the data. The Contractor, when requested, shall promptly deliver to Patent Counsel a duly executed and approved instrument fully confirmatory of all rights to which the Government is entitled.
