2012 Defense Act Could Weaken Contractors' IP Rights

By Dietrich Knauth (February 27, 2012, 2:58 PM EST) -- In an effort to increase competition among defense contractors, Congress has given the U.S. military more leeway to demand technical data that is used to design the weapons it purchases, but the broad and ambiguous wording of the law could leave contractors scrambling to protect their intellectual property rights, experts say....

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