The intent is to encourage progress by allowing creators to ascribe value to (and ideally derive an income from) their creativity and hard work.
Section 45.101, Definitions, states in part: "Government property" means all property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software. This is repeated in 52.245-1
Andrea Twiss-Brooks has written: 'Special topics in intellectual property' -- subject(s): Congresses, Copyright, Inventions, Intellectual property, Patent literature, Patents
For USA, work produced by the government is in general not protected by copyright within USA. The US government may still hold copyright in other countries.Work produced by contractors on behalf of the US government, on the other hand, is protected by copyright in the usual fashion.There are some exceptions and special cases, see related link.
There are two components to this. 1. The Federal Acquisition Regulation at 45.101 gives you the definition of Equipment: A tangible item that is functionally complete for its intended purpose, durable, nonexpendable, and needed for performance of a contract. Equipment is not intended for sale, and does not ordinarily lose its identity or become a component part of another article when put into use. Equipment does not include material, real property, special test equipment or special tooling. 2. The Federal Acquisition Regulation at FAR 45.101 gives you the definition of Government Furnished Property: Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract. Government furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.
This rule can be found in the Warhammer 40K rulebook, but due to copyrights we are not allowed to answer this question.
Property is typically considered a noun, as it refers to a singular object or concept. However, property can also be used as a collective noun when referring to a group of possessions or assets owned by an individual or entity. In this case, property functions as a singular entity representing multiple individual items.
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A primary property is one that all minerals possess, whereas a special property is found in only one or a few minerals.
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The special property that zero has is that if you multiply zero by any number, you get zero.
This special Australian flag is the property of the local RSL .
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has a website giving great detail on the steps to create a patent, including the necessary forms. http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/index.jsp