Intellectual Property Policy

Principles

protect our inventions by:
- sharing our inventions with Group Intellectual Property (IP), so they can consider patent protection; and
- not disclosing our inventions outside Rolls-Royce until Group IP advises it is safe to do so.
protect our brands by:
- working with the Communications team and Group IP when developing new names and brands; and
- checking with the Communications team and Group IP before giving others permission to use our brands.
take care when sharing IP by:
- carefully considering what (if any) IP needs to be shared;
- including appropriate IP and confidentiality terms in all agreements; and
- checking non-confidential external communications with the Marketing, Communications or Papers and Conferences team.
get value from IP by:
- understanding what IP is and how it can help or harm our plans; and
- considering who else may have relevant IP and whether they are a potential customer, supplier, partner or competitor.
respect other people’s IP by:
- only using, sharing or storing it when we are sure we have the right to do so - if in doubt, check with Commercial, Legal, an IP Control Leads (IPCL) or Group IP;
- checking with Group IP if we have any concerns over other people’s patents or trade marks; and
- not making any written comments about our rights or concerns until we have taken advice from Legal or Group IP.
read the introduction to our Code and Group Policies to understand who they apply to and the consequences for breaching them.

Our general expectations of leaders in relation to Our Code and Group Policies are set out in the introduction.

Our Code

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Additional Guidance

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