IPR Newsletter from IOM

IPR (Intellectual Property Right - Patent) team is part of IOM (Innovation and Outsourcing Management). With this move, IOM has following functions,

- Innovation & Creativity ( Programs: InnoJump, CreativityGym, TechConcepto, VoC, Open Idea, C&I, OIO, Bazaar ( Best Practice))
- Seed Projects ( Innocubation R&D )
- ODC (Offshore Development Centers)
- IPR
- C&S ( Content & Services)

As part of Knowledge sharing, we do prepare and circulate following news letter on monthly basis,
- Eye Opener - India Mobile Market update
- IPR news Letter ( starting from this Month)

IPR Newsletter: First Issue….
Coverage: Latest IPR Updates outside LG, IPR Updates within LGSI, Interesting Articles on IPR and Tip for IPR etc. We plan to circulate this to all the Engineers.

IPR TIP – First to File v/s First to Invent

First to file and first to invent are legal concepts that define the ownership right to the grant of a patent for an invention. The Patent jurisdictions of the respective countries have a right to choose among the two. The first-to-file system is used in all countries (including India) except for the United States, which operates a first-to-invent system.

First to File:
Right of ownership for the granted patent is given to the first person (the first inventor(s)) who has filed the patent application.
First to Invent: Right of ownership of an invention is decided based on the date of conception of the invention. The person (inventor(s)) who conceive the invention even before filing of similar patent by someone else will hold the right of invention.

To avoid any malpractice of the inventions, it is highly recommended that all the potential IPR ideas are consulted with IPR team at the earliest. Further, the potential IPR ideas should not be disclosed outside LGSI without IPR team’s consent.