DoD Agrees To Improve How It Approaches Intellectual Property Under Government Contracts

Crowell & Moring – In Section 839 of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress directed the Government Accountability Office to prepare a report evaluating the implementation of Department of Defense Instruction 5010.44 relating to Intellectual Property Acquisition and Licensing, including but not limited to, DoD’s establishment of a cadre of intellectual property experts previously directed by Congress.