Intellectual Property Protection, Research and Development, Federal Contractors

FAR Part 35 Update: Making R&D Contracting More Accessible and Attractive

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/30/2025

On July 24, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published its latest rewrite to the FAR. We previously discussed this rewrite initiative—the Revolutionary FAR...more

The Administration Takes Aim At Drug Prices Again – This Time Through A Controversial Framework for Exercising March-In Rights

King & Spalding on 12/20/2023

The Biden Administration recently announced a plan to leverage an old tool in a new way to try to reduce drug costs: exercising “march-in rights” under the Bayh-Dole Act for drugs that were supported by government funding. ...more

Department of Defense Designates Eight Technology Hubs to Create “Lab to Fab” Pathways for Microelectronics Researchers

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/6/2023

The designation of new technology hubs is a major implementation milestone of the new Microelectronics Commons program, created by the CHIPS Act. The Department of Defense (DoD) Microelectronics Commons program, created...more

Assessing the Value of Intellectual Property Rights in M&A Deals Involving Government Contractors

King & Spalding on 5/4/2022

Intellectual property (“IP”) rights can be one of the most valuable assets of a government contractor. There are several factors potential buyers can use to properly evaluate a government contractor’s IP in mergers and...more

False Claims Act Suit Dismissed Based on Granston Memo Considerations

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/22/2018

• DOJ is implementing the Granston memo policy in seeking dismissal of FCA qui tam actions when it is in the government’s interest, particularly when protecting its resources, discretion and litigation priorities. • DOJ...more

Granston Memo in Action: DOJ Successfully Exercises Authority to Dismiss Meritless Qui Tam

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/17/2018

A recent dismissal of a qui tam action demonstrates there exists an affirmative approach for disposing of wasteful and meritless non-intervened qui tam claims without the time and expense of protracted litigation with...more