Bounded solicitation and data-rights memo

DoD Prototype / OTA Counseling

Review IP and data-rights terms in a DoD prototype agreement.
New client? Start with a $50 screening for fit and scope. Already approved? Review the options below.

$2,500.00

Quantity

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Engagement type: Scoped engagement

Attorney fee: $2,500.00. Review the selected option before paying. Official and third-party fees are separate.

Best for

Technology companies and primes/subcontractors evaluating or negotiating DoD prototype agreements or other-transaction (OTA) instruments.

What’s included

Review of solicitation, prototype agreement, and IP terms.
Issues memo and negotiation positions on data rights and IP.

What’s NOT included

Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
Representation before any agency or court unless expressly stated in the engagement letter.

Client responsibilities

Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.
Confirm in writing that no classified information will be shared outside cleared channels.

Assumptions

Standard complexity for the service category.
One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
One round of substantive client revisions included.
No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
Custom-scoped; engagement letter sets deliverables and milestones.

Scope-change triggers

Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.
Movement from advisory to representation before an agency or court.

Deliverables

Per engagement letter.

Typical timing

Set in writing in the engagement letter.

Check the exact scope before paying

Review the product’s current fee, prerequisites, and exclusions. Any custom or expanded work needs a separate written scope and fee. Representation begins after conflicts clear and a signed engagement letter is in place.

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