[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR27.207-1]

[Page 495-496]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 27--PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 27.2--Patents
 
Sec. 27.207-1  General.

    (a) Unauthorized disclosure of classified subject matter, whether in 
patent applications or resulting from the issuance of a patent, may be a 
violation of 18 U.S.C. 792 et seq. (Espionage and Censorship), and 
related statutes, and may be contrary to the interests of national 
security.
    (b) Upon receipt from the contractor of a patent application, not 
yet filed, that has been submitted by the contractor in compliance with 
paragraph (a) or (b) of the clause at 52.227-10, Filing of Patent 
Applications--Classified Subject Matter, the contracting officer shall 
ascertain the proper security classification of the patent application. 
Upon a determination that the application contains classified subject 
matter, the contracting officer shall inform the contractor of any 
instructions deemed necessary or advisable relating to transmittal of 
the application to the United States Patent Office in accordance with 
procedures in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual. 
If the material is classified Secret or higher, the contracting officer 
shall make every effort to notify the contractor of the determination 
within 30 days, pursuant to paragraph (a) of the clause.
    (c) In the case of all applications filed under the provisions of 
this section 27.207, the contracting officer,

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upon receiving the application serial number, the filing date, and the 
information furnished by the contractor under paragraph (d) of the 
clause at 52.227-10, Filing of Patent Applications--Classified Subject 
Matter, shall promptly submit that information to personnel having 
cognizance of patent matters in order that the steps necessary to ensure 
the security of the application may be taken.
    (d) A request for the approval referred to in paragraph (c) of the 
clause at 52.227-10, Filing of Patent Applications--Classified Subject 
Matter, must be considered and acted upon promptly by the contracting 
officer in order to avoid the loss of valuable patent rights of the 
Government or the contractor.

[49 FR 12974, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 61 FR 31617, June 20, 1996]