Use patented inventions for the government with compensation liability
- Objective
- Develop a technology
- Family / instrument
- Intellectual property and technology transfer · Intellectual property & technology transfer
- Statute
- Authority holder
- United States acting through authorized program/contracting officials; Court of Federal Claims adjudicates compensation
- Executor · routing lead
- Warranted contracting officer and program manager
- Eligibility & funds
- Match your project to the applicable program. Read the recorded gates and funding conditions.
- What this does not authorize / limits
- Not confiscation of patent ownership or general permission for private-market sales.
- Does not compel access to trade secrets/technical data; claims arising in foreign countries excluded.
- Compensation is required; copyright has separate §1498(b) conditions.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
- P.L. 119-60 §1802 / 10 U.S.C. 1732 — portfolio plans, budgets, execution and reporting chain
- 28 U.S.C. 1498 — authorization/consent and compensation remedy
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.