DD FORM 882 INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
5.f. The name and address of the employer of each inventor not employed by
the contractor or subcontractor is needed because the Government's rights in a
This form is for use in submitting INTERIM and FINAL invention reports to the
reported invention may not be determined solely by the terms of the "Patent
Contracting Officer and for use in reporting the award of subcontracts containing
Rights" clause in the contract.
a "Patent Rights" clause. If the form does not afford sufficient space, multiple
forms may be used or plain sheets of paper with proper identification of
information by item number may be attached.
Example 1: If an invention is made by a Government employee assigned to
work with a contractor, the Government rights in such an invention will be
An INTERIM report is due at least every 12 months from the date of contract
determined under Executive Order 10096.
award and shall include (a) a listing of "Subject Inventions" during the reporting
period, (b) a certification of compliance with required invention identification and
disclosure procedures together with a certification of reporting of all "Subject
Example 2: If an invention is made under a contract by joint inventors and
Inventions," and (c) any required information not previously reported on
one of the inventors is a Government employee, the Government's rights in such
subcontracts containing a "Patent Rights" clause.
an inventor's interest in the invention will also be determined under Executive
Order 10096, except where the contractor is a small business or nonprofit
A FINAL report is due within 6 months if contractor is a small business firm
organization, in which case the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 202(e) will apply.
or domestic nonprofit organization and within 3 months for all others after
completion of the contract work and shall include (a) a listing of all "Subject
Inventions" required by the contract to be reported, and (b) any required
5.g.(1) Self-explanatory.
information not previously reported on subcontracts awarded during the course
of or under the contract and containing a "Patent Rights" clause.
5.g.(2) Self-explanatory with the exception that the contractor or subcontractor
shall indicate, if known at the time of this report, whether applications will be
While the form may be used for simultaneously reporting inventions and
filed under either the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) or the European Patent
subcontracts, it may also be used for reporting, promptly after award,
subcontracts containing a "Patent Rights" clause.
Convention (EPC). If such is known, the letters PCT or EPC shall be entered
after each listed country.
Dates shall be entered where indicated in certain items on this form and shall
be entered in six or eight digit numbers in the order of year and month
6.a. Self-explanatory.
(YYYYMM) or year, month and day (YYYYMMDD). Example: April 2005 should
be entered as 200504 and April 15, 2005 should be entered as 20050415.
6.b. Self-explanatory.
1.a. Self-explanatory.
6.c. Self-explanatory.
1.b. Self-explanatory.
6.d. Patent Rights Clauses are located in FAR 52.227.
1.c. If "same" as Item 2.c., so state.
1.d. Self-explanatory.
6.e. Self-explanatory.
2.a. If "same" as Item 1.a., so state.
6.f. Self-explanatory.
2.b. Self-explanatory.
7. Certification not required by small business firms and domestic nonprofit
2.c. Procurement Instrument Identification (PII) number of contract (DFARS
organizations.
204.7003).
7.a. through 7.d. Self-explanatory.
2.d. through 5.e. Self-explanatory.
DD FORM 882 (BACK), JUL 2005