Intellectual Property Policy – Rolls-Royce

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Principles

We protect our inventions and our brand.
We take care when sharing Intellectual Property.
We get value from Intellectual Property.
We respect other people’s Intellectual Property.

We

protect our inventions by:
- sharing our inventions with the Intellectual Property (IP) team, so they can consider patent protection; and
- not disclosing our inventions outside Rolls-Royce until the IP team advises it is safe to do so.
protect our brands by:
- working with the Communications and IP teams when developing new names and brands; and
- checking with the Communications and IP teams before giving others permission to use our brands.
take care when sharing IP by:
- 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 the Commercial, Legal, or IP team;
- checking with the IP team 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 the Legal or IP team.
read the introduction to our Code and Group Policies to understand to whom they apply and the consequences for breaching them.

Leaders

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

Our Code

Take a look back at our Code principles related to this policy:

Additional Guidance

Some of these are internal links and only available if accessing from a Rolls-Royce GAD network asset.

IP in the Rolls-Royce Management System
S8 “Manage Legal” Principles and “Intellectual Property Management Principles: Guidance for IP processes”
S8.4 “Respect and Protect Intellectual Property” Process
Confidential Information Policy
Data Privacy Policy
Export Control and Sanctions Policy
Inside Information and Share Dealing Policy
IT Acceptable Use Policy
Learning and guidance material, including links to Leatro content, is available on the IP Engine Room pages
Speak Up Policy

Contacts

Some of these are internal links and only available if accessing from a Rolls-Royce GAD network asset.

RRD - Volker Plogmann ([email protected])
RRPS - Oliver Venus ([email protected])
UK - Pat Gurnett ([email protected])
US - Todd Reynolds ([email protected])

Take a look back at our Code principles related to this policy:

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