(301) 788-8198govcon@williamsonlawgroup.comBethesda, Maryland
Government Contracts

Data rights and government intellectual property

Protect the technical data and software you bring to, and create under, government work.

The government’s rights in your technical data and computer software depend on how the work was funded, and on how you asserted, marked and delivered it. A mistake in a proposal or a deliverable can give away rights that are hard to get back.

We help contractors assert restrictions in proposals, mark deliverables correctly, respond to challenges to their markings, and negotiate special licenses, including under SBIR awards, other transactions and CRADAs.

Representative engagements

  • Patent waiversRepresented clients seeking advance patent waivers from the Department of Energy.
  • Data rightsDrafted a special technical data license for synthetic data set software.
  • Development contractsNegotiated IP provisions for a mail sorting machine development contract.

Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

What we handle

  • FAR and DFARS data rights clauses
  • Data rights assertions in proposals
  • Marking deliverables and responding to challenges
  • Specially negotiated licenses
  • SBIR and STTR data rights
  • Patent rights and waivers
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Related

Bid Protests

Challenge an unfair award, or defend the one you won.

Claims, REAs and Terminations

Recover what you are owed when the government changes, delays or ends your contract.

False Claims Act and Investigations

Investigate allegations early and limit their impact.

Discuss your matter with an attorney

Tell us about your contract, protest or investigation, and an attorney will follow up.

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