Government Contract Intellectual Property
Government Contract Intellectual Property Lawyers
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Intellectual property matters in government contracting can be very complex problem if you are not familiar with the rules. A dispute usually arises as to whether the government or the contractor retains title to patents form work performed under government research and development (R&D) contracts.
The government contract intellectual property lawyers at Theodore Watson & Associates help large and small businesses avoid potential loss of valuable intellectual property rights. This includes up-front negotiation, assessing and analyzing each government contract to ensure that the agency does not gain more intellectual property rights than necessary. In addition, our attorneys will help you with issues such patent filing, copyrights and litigation. In addition, an experienced lawyer in our office will handle unique matters such as patent applications, investigations, patent reexamination, technology transfers, electro mechanical technologies, robotic assemblies and marine products.
Federal Intellectual Property Law
The Bayh-Dole Act is one aspect of government intellectual property law that allows for the transfer of exclusive control over many government funded inventions to universities and businesses operating with federal contracts for the purpose of further development and commercialization. The contracting universities and businesses are then permitted to exclusively license the inventions to other parties. The federal government, however, retains “March-in” rights to license the invention to a third party, without the consent of the patent holder or original licensee, where it determines the invention is not being made available to the public on a reasonable basis, (in other words, to issue a compulsory license.)
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If you are a government contractor seeking help with patent rights, intellectual property federal litigation problems, contact Michael Shariff at 1-866-601-5518 or simply contact us online.
