The patent coverage in Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 27.2 requires the contractor to report each notice of a claim of patent or copyright infringement that came to the contractor's attention in connection with performing a Government contract. The contractor is also required to report all royalties anticipated or paid in excess of $250 for the use of patented inventions by furnishing the name and address of licensor, date of license agreement, patent number, brief description of item or component, percentage or dollar rate of royalty per unit, unit price of contract item, and number of units.
The information collection requirement in the FAR increased slightly for the estimated number of respondents and responses received annually, resulting in a minor increase in the estimated burden hours from 104 hours to 126. Updates were made to the average wages and overhead based on current Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget rates. There is no centralized database in the Federal Government that maintains information regarding notice or claim of patent or copyright infringement, when a response to a solicitation contains costs or charges to royalties or when a contractor submits a statement of royalties paid or required to be paid. Therefore, data was extrapolated from the Federal Procurement Data System and the Federal Business Opportunities website to estimate the number of respondents and responses received annually. To assist in validating this data, subject matter experts in the area of patent law were consulted as well as multiple Federal Supply Schedule contracts were reviewed to determine whether the applicable clauses and provision were included.
$7,540
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Charles Gray 202 208-6726
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
9000-0096 Supporting Statement.docx
Patents; FAR Sections Affected: 27.2; 52.227-2; 52.227-6; and 52.227-9