{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-27.204-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 27.204-2","heading":"27.204-2 Use of patented technology under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).","body":"Article 31 of Annex 1C, Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, to GATT (Uruguay Round) addresses situations where the law of a member country allows for use of a patent without authorization, including use by the Government. Article 20.40 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement preserves parties' rights under Article 31.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS","PART 27—PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS","Subpart 27.2—Patents and Copyrights"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"5a7c672dace1373dcf01d9588d620d508f91089a4140f412de509fad42e4a868","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-27.204-1","next":"us/48-cfr-27.300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}