Intellectual Property in Government Contracts

by Ralph C. Nash Jr., Leonard Rawicz

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: 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: 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.

Genres: Management

1448 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2008