Code of Federal Regulations Title 48. Federal Acquisition Regulations System 48.27.305-1 Goals

(1) Inventions are identified, disclosed, and reported as required by the contract, and elections are made;

(2) The rights of the Government in subject inventions are established;

(3) When patent protection is appropriate, patent applications are timely filed and prosecuted by contractors or by the Government;

(4) The rights of the Government in filed patent applications are documented by formal instruments such as licenses or assignments;  and

(5) Expeditious commercial utilization of subject inventions is achieved.