Legal Opinion
Ervin & Associates, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided January 20, 2004No. 01-153CPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BRADEN, Judge.
■ This government contracting case raises an important issue concerning the scope of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) “Rights In Data-General” Clause that neither the United States Court of Federal Claims nor the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has had an occasion to consider. Since 1987, civilian federal contracts have included a standard “Rights In Data-General” Clause, which provides the federal government (“Government”) with virtually “unlimited rights”1 in technical data and computer software. See generally 48 C.F.R. §…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
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