Federal Contracting; Contractor Disclosure to Funding Agencies and Agency March-in Rights
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 3, 2022
While no agency has exercised these march-in rights, contractors should understand that the funding agency retains the right to compel a license on any subject invention to the United States or, in certain circumstances, to a third party. In these cases, it is up to the inventors to protect their invention by filing for a patent.
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