C. Attachment D-1 Clause 30, "PATENTS," is deleted in its entirety and the following clause is inserted: "PATENTS (a) Clause A Section (1) Whenever any invention or discovery is conceived or reduced to practice by the Contractor or its Technical Personnel (each employee or consultant working under the administrative direction of the Contractor or any subcontractor hereunder) in the course of, or under this contract, the Contractor, or applicable subcontractor, shall promptly furnish the Contracting Officer with complete information thereon; Contractor agrees to grant the Government all right, title and interest in and to each such invention or discovery subject to the reservation of a nonexclusive and royalty-free license to the Contractor to such invention or discovery, and any patent application or patent resulting therefrom. Section (2) The Contractor agrees: (a) to cooperate in the preparation and prosecution of any domestic or foreign patent application which the Government may decide to undertake covering any (b) to execute all papers required in the prosecution of Section (3) Prior to final payment under this contract, the Con- Section (4) The Contractor shall include provisions appropriate to Attachment D-1 Section (5) (a) The Contractor, at the time of first disclosing an (c) With respect to each invention or discovery in which (b) Clause B Attachment D-1 RFP H-55-69 (ii) The right to require the granting of licenses to applicants royalty-free or on terms that are reasonable in the circumstances to the extent that the invention or discovery is required for public use by governmental regulation, or as may be necessary to fulfill health or welfare needs, or for other public purposes stipulated in this contract. Section (1) Whenever any invention or discovery is conceived or reduced to practice by the Contractor or its Technical Personnel (each employee or consultant working under the administrative direction of the Contractor or any subcontractor hereunder) in the course of, or under this contract, the Contractor, or applicable subcontractor, shall promptly furnish the Contracting Officer with complete information thereon; Contractor agrees to grant the Government all right, title and interest in and to each such invention or discovery, provided, however, that the Contractor shall retain (subject to 5 and 6 of this clause) at least a sole (except as against the Government or its account) irrevocable, royalty-free license, with the right to grant sublicenses under any such invention or discovery, and any patent application or patent resulting therefrom. Section (2) The Contractor agrees: (a) to cooperate in the preparation and prosecution of (b) to execute all papers required in the prosecution of Section (3) Prior to final payment under this contract, the Contractor shall file a final report disclosing to the Contracting Officer all inventions, improvements and discoveries developed in the performance of this contract, and shall certify on the last page of such report that to the best of his knowledge and belief such disclosure has been made therein or that there are no such unreported inventions. Attachment D-1 Section (4) The Contractor shall include provisions appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this clause in all contracts of employment with persons who perform any part of the research or development or studies under this contract and in any consultants' agreements or subcontracts involving research or development or studies hereunder. Section (5) With respect to each invention or discovery in which the Contractor retains sole rights under Section 1, the Contractor agrees to provide written reports at reasonable intervals when requested by the Department on: (a) The commercial use that is being made or is intended to be made of each such invention or discovery; and (b) The steps taken by the Contractor, his licensee, or his assignee, to bring the invention or discovery to a point of practical application or to make the invention or discovery available for licensing royaltyfree or on terms that are reasonable in the circumstances. Section (6) With respect to each invention in which the Contractor retains sole rights under Section 1, the Contractor grants the Department: (a) The right to require the granting of nonexclusive, royalty-free licenses to applicants, unless the Contractor, its licensee, or its assignee demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction, on request, that the Contractor, its licensee or its assignee has taken effective steps within three (3) years after a patent issues on such invention or discovery to bring the invention or discovery to the point of practical application, or has made the invention or discovery available for licensing royalty-free or on terms that are reasonable in the circumstances, or can show cause why he should continue to retain the principal or exclusive rights for a further period of time; and (b) The right to require the granting of licenses to applicants royalty-free or on terms that are reasonable in the circumstances to the extent that the invention or discovery is required for public use by governmental regulation, or as may be necessary to fulfill health or welfare needs, or for other public purposes stipulated in this contract. II. III. IV. V. CONDUCT OF WORK AND REPORTS A. The Government Technical Representative for liaison with the Contractor as to the conduct of work hereunder (including the acceptance of the Contractor's reports) will be B. C. HUD or a successor designated in writing by the Contracting Officer. The Government Technical Representative may issue written or oral instructions to fill in details in the Statement of Work described in this contract. Such instructions must be within the scope of the work set forth in this contract and may not be of such a nature as to affect price, period of performance, fixed fee, or any other provision of this contract. The Contractor's work hereunder will be carried out under the supervision of See Attachment A for Schedule of Key Personnel to be provided as required under Clause 27, Key Personnel, General Provisions. CONTRACT PERIOD COMPLETION AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE A specific completion schedule will be developed for each contract generally based upon the time framework noted under Program Procedure in Attachment C. REPORTS The Contractor shall provide reports as described in Attachment C. PRICE; PAYMENT AND SUBMISSION OF INVOICES A. The Government shall pay the Contractor as full compensation for performance of this contract, inclusive of all costs and expenses, a total firm-fixed price of $ B. Invoices or public vouchers shall be identified by Contract No. and submitted in original and 5 copies to the following address: Final inspection and acceptance of all work required under this contract shall be performed by the Government Technical Representative. |