Acquisition Regulations: Revision of Patent Regulations Relating to DOE Management and Operating Contracts

Résumé

The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to improve the patent coverage relating to management and operating contracts. The clauses contained herein generally reflect the clauses used in such DOE contracts over the last five years. The changes made pursuant to this rule adapt patent related clauses to subcontracting under management and operating contracts, will result in clauses stated in "plain language," and will provide a complete set of patent clauses for all varieties of management and operating contract.