Navigate complex federal regulations to protect your intellectual property, retain critical data rights, and maximize profitability when selling tech to the government.
Intellectual property rights in U.S. government contracts operate under a legal framework that differs significantly from commercial contracting. FAR and agency-specific regulations impose complex rules governing ownership, licensing, technical data, software rights, and government use of contractor-developed technology. For contractors, mistakes in contract structuring or deliverable classification can result in unintended loss of control over valuable proprietary assets.
This session examines intellectual property management within federal procurement and defense contracting environments, focusing on how rights are allocated, negotiated, protected, and enforced throughout the contract lifecycle. The webinar explores software licensing, technical data rights, funding-source implications, marking requirements, and practical negotiation strategies, while providing participants with practical insight into balancing compliance obligations with long-term commercial and technology protection objectives.
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Leland D. Schultz is an intellectual property attorney with extensive experience with a variety of leading multinational technology based enterprises, including 3M and Lockheed Martin. He has expertise in all aspects of identifying, protecting and exploiting intellectual property assets, with a specific focus on strategic alignment of the IP strategy with the business and technology strategies. He is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark office and is admitted to the bars of the states of New York, Minnesota, and Texas, along with the Court of Appeals for the Federal circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree, a Juris Doctor, and a M.S. in Management of Technology degree.
