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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">227.7005</ph> Indirect notice of patent infringement claims.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a)  A communication by a patent owner to a Department of Defense contractor alleging that the contractor has committed acts of infringement in performance of a Government contract shall not be considered a claim within the meaning of 
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             until it meets the requirements specified therein.</p>
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             shall acknowledge the same and supply the other Departments (see 
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            (c)) which may have an interest therein with a copy of such communication and the acknowledgement thereof.</p>
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            (a) is received from a contractor, the patent owner shall be advised in writing as covered by the instructions of 
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            (d).</p>
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