Intellectual Property in Government Contracts by James G. McEwen, David S. Bloch, Richard M. Gray, and John T. Lucas: State and national governments often meet their technologically-intensive needs by entering into contracts and financing deals with private companies. These contracts, and the complex rules that accompany them, have elevated the risk of intellectual property loss for private-sector contractors. Intellectual Property in Government Contracts provides a comprehensive appraisal of United States federal procurement laws relating to intellectual property, plus a detailed survey of state procurement rules and a comparison of the approaches adopted by the European Union and other industrialized countries. It provides strategic guidance for the protection of IP in government contracts, and the various ways to enforce IP rights in the event of government violation. Written by knowledgeable and highly-experienced professionals in the field, this book offers detailed advice and commentary concerning strategies, opportunities, and traps for the unwary. This book assists attorneys on both sides of the equation to approach government deals with the dual objectives to maximize the tremendous upside potential while protecting IP rights. This Edition has been comprehensively updated, rewritten, and revised to reflect new developments in federal intellectual property and procurement law over the last 3 years. It includes considerably expanded coverage of civilian agencies.

Features:

•   Multifaceted investigation of U.S. federal and state level IP procurement practices, providing valuable advice to attorneys on both sides of intellectual property litigation in government contracts

•   Provides practical guidance to avoid pitfalls of government IP contracting, and remedies for government misuse of IP rights

•   Written by four prominent intellectual property specialists whose combined experience spans the private and government sectors

•   Comprehensively updated, rewritten, and revised to reflect new developments in federal intellectual property and procurement law over the last 3 years, with dramatically expanded coverage of civilian agencies

•   Revised and updated analysis of IP and procurement laws in all 50 States and the District of Columbia.

•   Expanded coverage of administrative claims procedures.

•   New discussions of government out-licensing of IP and uses of open-source software

•   Expanded guidance and templates for negotiating specialized IP licenses