Common use of Federal Rights Clause in Contracts

Federal Rights. The Recipient agrees that its rights and responsibilities, and those of each subrecipient, lessee, third party contractor, or other participant at any tier of the Project, pertaining to that invention, improvement, or discovery will be determined in accordance with applicable Federal laws and regulations, including any waiver thereof. Absent a determination in writing to the contrary by the Federal Government, the Recipient agrees to transmit to FTA those rights due the Federal Government in any invention, improvement, or discovery resulting from that subagreement, third party contract, third party subcontract, or arrangement, as specified in 35 U.S.C. §§ 200 et seq., and U.S. Department of Commerce regulations, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” 37 C.F.R. Part 401, irrespective of the status of the Recipient, subrecipient, lessee, third party contractor or other participant in the Project (i.e., a large business, small business, State government, State instrumentality, local government, Indian tribe, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, or individual).

Federal Rights. The Recipient agrees that its rights and responsibilities, and those of each subrecipient, lessee, third party contractor, or other participant contractor at any tier of the Project and each subrecipient at any tier of the Project, pertaining to that invention, improvement, or discovery will be determined in accordance with applicable Federal laws and laws, regulations, including any waiver thereof. Absent a determination in writing to the contrary by the Federal Government, the Recipient agrees to transmit to FTA those rights due the Federal Government in any invention, improvement, or discovery resulting from that subagreement, third party contract, third party subcontract, or arrangement, subagreement as specified in 35 U.S.C. §§ 200 et seq., and U.S. Department of Commerce regulations, “"Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” " 37 C.F.R. Part 401401 (implementing 35 U.S.C. §§ 200 et seq.), irrespective of the status of the Recipient, subrecipient, lessee, or third party contractor or other participant in at any tier of the Project (i.e., a large business, small business, State government, State instrumentality, local government, Indian tribe, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, or individual, etc.).

Federal Rights. The Recipient agrees that its rights and responsibilities, and those of each subrecipient, each lessee, each third party contractor, or any other participant at any tier of the Project, pertaining to that invention, improvement, or discovery will be determined in accordance with applicable Federal laws and regulations, including any waiver thereof. Absent a determination in writing to the contrary by the Federal Government, the Recipient agrees to transmit to FTA those rights due the Federal Government in any invention, improvement, or discovery resulting from that subagreement, third party contract, third party subcontract, or arrangement, as specified in 35 U.S.C. §§ 200 et seq., and U.S. Department of Commerce regulations, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” 37 C.F.R. Part 401401 (implementing 35 U.S.C. §§ 200 et seq.), irrespective of the status of the Recipient, subrecipient, lessee, third party contractor or other participant in the Project (i.e., a large business, small business, State government, State instrumentality, local government, Indian tribe, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, or individual, etc.).

Federal Rights. The Recipient CONTRACTOR agrees that its rights and responsibilities, and those of each subrecipientsubcontractor, lessee, third party contractor, or other participant at any tier of the Project, pertaining to that invention, improvement, or discovery will be determined in accordance with applicable Federal laws and regulations, including any waiver thereof. Absent a determination in writing to the contrary by the Federal Government, the Recipient CONTRACTOR agrees to transmit to FTA those rights due the Federal Government in any invention, improvement, or discovery resulting from that subagreement, third party contract, third party subcontract, or arrangement, as specified in 35 U.S.C. §§ 200 et seq., and U.S. Department of Commerce regulations, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” 37 C.F.R. Part 401, irrespective of the status of the RecipientCONTRACTOR, subrecipientsubcontractor, lessee, third party contractor or other participant in the Project (i.e., a large business, small business, State government, State instrumentality, local government, Indian tribe, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, or individual).