Common use of March-in Rights Clause in Contracts

March-in Rights. The Sponsor agrees that with respect to any Sponsor Invention, the DOE shall retain the right to require the Sponsor to grant to a responsible applicant, a non-exclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive license to use the Sponsor Invention in any field of use, on terms that are reasonable under the circumstances, or if the Sponsor fails to grant such a license, to grant the license itself. DOE may exercise this right only in exceptional circumstances, and only if DOE determines that:

March-in Rights. The Sponsor agrees that with respect to any Sponsor InventionSubject Invention of the Contractor in which it has acquired title, the DOE shall retain the right to require the Sponsor to grant to a responsible applicant, applicant a non-exclusivenonexclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive license to use the Sponsor Subject Invention in any field of use, on terms that are reasonable under the circumstances, or if the Sponsor fails to grant such a license, to grant the license itself. DOE may exercise this right only in exceptional circumstances, circumstances and only if DOE determines that: