48 CFR 252.227-7000
252.227-7000 Non-estoppel.
United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective
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- 48 CFR 252.227-7000, 252.227-7000 Non-estoppel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/244698
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As prescribed at 227.7009-1, insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments:
The Government reserves the right at any time to contest the enforceability, validity, scope of, or the title to any patent or patent application herein licensed without waiving or forfeiting any right under this contract.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.