Common use of Contractor Action to Protect Government's Interest Clause in Contracts

Contractor Action to Protect Government's Interest. 1. The Contractor agrees to execute or to have executed and promptly deliver to NSF all instruments necessary to: (i) establish or confirm the rights the Government has throughout the world in those subject inventions for which the Contractor retains title; and (ii) convey title to NSF when requested under paragraph d. above, and to enable the Government to obtain patent protection throughout the world in that subject invention. 2. The Contractor agrees to require, by written agreement, its employees, other than clerical and non-technical employees, to disclose promptly in writing to personnel identified as responsible for the administration of patent matters and in a format suggested by the Contractor each subject invention made under this contract in order that the Contractor can comply with the dis- closure provisions of paragraph c. above, and to execute all papers necessary to file patent applications on subject inventions and to establish the Government's rights in the subject inventions. The disclosure format should require, as a minimum, the information requested by paragraph c.1 above. The Contractor shall instruct such employees through the employee agreements or other suitable educational programs on the importance of reporting inventions in sufficient time to permit the filing of patent applications prior to U. S. or foreign statutory bars. 3. The Contractor will notify NSF of any decision not to continue prosecution of a patent application, pay maintenance fees, or defend in a reexamination or opposition proceeding on a patent, in any country, not less than 30 days before the expiration of the response period required by the relevant patent office. 4. The Contractor agrees to include, within the specification of any U. S. patent application and any patent issuing thereon covering a subject invention, the following statement: This invention was made with Government support under (identify the contract) awarded by the National Science Foundation. The Government has certain rights in this invention. 5. The Contractor or its representative will complete, execute and forward to NSF a confirmation of a License to the U. S. Government and the page of a United States patent application that contains the Federal support clause within two months of filing any domestic or foreign patent application.

Contractor Action to Protect Government's Interest. 1. The Contractor agrees to execute or to have executed and promptly deliver to NSF all instruments necessary to: (i) establish or confirm the rights the Government has throughout the world in those subject inventions for which the Contractor retains title; and (ii) convey title to NSF when requested under paragraph d. above, and to enable the Government to obtain patent protection throughout the world in that subject invention. 2. The Contractor agrees to require, by written agreement, its employees, other than clerical and non-technical employees, to disclose promptly in writing to personnel identified as responsible for the administration of patent matters and in a format suggested by the Contractor each subject invention made under this contract in order that the Contractor can comply with the dis- dis-closure provisions of paragraph c. above, and to execute all papers necessary to file patent applications on subject inventions and to establish the Government's rights in the subject inventions. The disclosure format should require, as a minimum, the information requested by paragraph c.1 above. The Contractor shall instruct such employees through the employee agreements or other suitable educational programs on the importance of reporting inventions in sufficient time to permit the filing of patent applications prior to U. S. or foreign statutory bars. 3. The Contractor will notify NSF of any decision not to continue prosecution of a patent application, pay maintenance fees, or defend in a reexamination or opposition proceeding on a patent, in any country, not less than 30 days before the expiration of the response period required by the relevant patent office. 4. The Contractor agrees to include, within the specification of any U. S. patent application and any patent issuing thereon covering a subject invention, the following statement: "This invention was made with Government support under (identify the contract) awarded by the National Science Foundation. The Government has certain rights in this invention.. " 5. The Contractor or its representative will complete, execute and forward to NSF a confirmation of a License to the U. S. Government and the page of a United States patent application that contains the Federal support clause within two months of filing any domestic or foreign patent application.