Common use of Specifically negotiated license rights Clause in Contracts

Specifically negotiated license rights. (1) Negotiate specific licenses when the parties agree to modify the standard license rights granted to the government or when the government wants to obtain rights in data in which it does not have rights. When negoti- ating to obtain, relinquish, or increase the Government’s rights in technical data, consider the acquisition strategy for the item, component, or process, in- cluding logistics support and other fac- tors which may have relevance for a particular procurement. The Govern- ment may accept lesser rights when it has unlimited or government purpose rights in data but may not accept less than limited rights in such data. The negotiated license rights must stipu- late what rights the Government has to release or disclose the data to other persons or to authorize others to use the data. Identify all negotiated rights in a license agreement made part of the contract.