Many unique intellectual property rules apply only in the area of government contracts—and failure to comply can lead to seriously adverse consequences, including loss of one’s patent or other intellectual property. Now, two respected experts in this field—Ralph C. Nash Jr., professor emeritus at George Washington University and Leonard Rawicz, counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom—provide exclusive insights and reliable, practical guidance on protecting your IP rights when entering into government contracts. The newest edition of this practical resource enables you to fully account for the crucial changes made to: <ul>
<li> FAR Part 27—Patents, Data and Copyrights </li> <li> IP issues in RFPs, contracts, and disputes </li> <li> All recent legislation and case law relevant to the role of intellectual property in government contracts </li> </ul>
 This newly-formatted Sixth Edition helps avoid common and costly mistakes. This valuable resource also addresses the steps needed to segregate and protect your private work from the government work even while maintaining research activity. There is also a discussion on contractor remedies and the advantages of using Administrative Procedures over Judicial Procedures. This book covers the most relevant areas of government contracting regulations pertaining to IP, including: <ul>
<li> Bayh-Dole Act (35 USC 201 -211) deals with rights to inventions under government contracts 
</li> <li> Executive Order 12591 extends Bayh-Dole Act to large businesses </li> <li> FAR 5227-11(a) and FAR 52.227-12(a) state government patent policy applies to subject inventions </li> <li> FAR 52.227-12(c)(1) specifies when contractor must disclose subject invention or lose patent rights </li> <li> DFARS Part 227.71 covers rights in technical data </li> <li> DFARS Part 227.72 covers rights in computer software and documentation </li> </ul>
 Plus, this new Sixth Edition now offers an additional, optional annual supplement, Intellectual Property in Government Contracts, 2008 Statutory and Regulatory Supplement, to keep completely current with all relevant statutes, regulations and case law changes from the past year that reference citations in the main volume.

Intellectual Property in Government Contracts, Sixth Edition

Ralph C. Nash

Leonard Rawicz

Business

CCH, Incorporated

This supplement to Intellectual Property in Government Contracts, Sixth Edition covers all changes made during the previous year in statutes, regulations and other relevant citations made in the main volume. This new format, designed to supplement the main treatise, will keep the important issues in intellectual property always current.   The 2008 Statutory and Regulatory Supplement includes updates for allocation of patent rights; patent rights under government contracts; issues in service, supply, and procurement; rights in data and copyrights; FAR provisions in data and computer software; cooperative research and development agreements; new forms plus much more!

Intellectual Property in Government Contracts, 2008 Statutory and Regulatory Supplement

Government procurement has evolved in the past decade — it has become a system that encourages negotiations after the receipt of proposals. The process can be very elaborate or quite simple, and attorneys and contracting professionals must fully understand the source selection process and how requirements may be narrowed during the negotiations to gain or hold on to a share of the government contract business. Competitive Negotiation: The Source Selection Process, Second Edition is the result of the partnership of The George Washington University Law School Government Contracts Program and The CCH Business and Finance Group. It is a thorough text, examining conventional and alternative systems for competitive negotiations in light of current statutes, regulations and case law. It discusses the distinct steps and laws behind the negotiation process from the inception of the requirement for goods or services to the award of the contract and the debriefing of the losing offerors. Gain understanding of: <ul>
<li> The history of the award process and how the system has evolved </li> <li> Scoring techniques for selecting contractors </li> <li> Strategies used in oral and written negotiations </li> <li> Post-selection procedures </li> <li> Procedures initiated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)to permit streamlining </li> <li> Techniques and tools to develop proposals that offer the best value to satisfy the call </li> <li> Decisional law and forums for challenging award contracts </li> </ul>
 Draw on the insight given by the authors — the pre-eminent authorities in government contracting — the unbiased analysis of important case law and decisions provides an overview of the current legal environment and helps you put everything in perspective

Competitive Negotiation: The Source Selection Process

John Cibinic

Karen R. O'Brien

Business & Money

CCH, Inc.

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