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Anne Lanteigne: September 05, 2023
Rights in technical data (TD) are becoming increasingly important in government contracting. The Government seeks to acquire and use TD in the competitive acquisition of products and services. As is well known, lack of competition in federal...
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Anne Lanteigne: August 21, 2023
In late November 2022, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) ruled that the U.S. Government can mount a validation challenge against...
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Anne Lanteigne: August 14, 2023
Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022 by OpenAI and quickly followed by other generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) platforms from other...
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Anne Lanteigne: August 14, 2023
Tacos, anyone? “Taco Tuesday" was a registered trademark since 1989 and was owned by Taco John’s, a Wyoming-based fast food restaurant chain. Over...
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Anne Lanteigne: May 26, 2023
Passed in 1980 and codified in 35 U.S.C. §§200 – 212, the Bayh-Dole Act (Act) allows contractors the option to own inventions made with government...
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Anne Lanteigne: May 08, 2023
A Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) is used by the Department of Defense (DOD) to stimulate research and development. The ultimate goal is to...
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Anne Lanteigne: March 09, 2023
In recent decades, the focus and pace of innovation in leading technology areas have shifted from the Government to the commercial sector. In 2000,...
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Anne Lanteigne: March 07, 2023
One of the principal means of technology transfer used by the U.S. Government, and frequently by the Department of Defense (DoD), is the Cooperative...
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Anne Lanteigne: March 06, 2023
While performing a government contract, it is common for the contractor to make one or more inventions. Due to the nature of the work,...
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Anne Lanteigne: January 17, 2023
One of the most important benefits of a small business concern (SBC) participating in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business...
