The IP Policy:

This policy is applicable to all IITB personnel, as well as non-IITB personnel associated with any activity of IITB such as, but not limited to, Continuing Education Programme and covers different classes of Intellectual Property -- Patent, Copyright, Trade Mark / Service Mark, Design Registration, Trade Secret, Confidential Information and Integrated Circuits Layout.

1. Ownership:
   1. I(a) Invention(s), Designs, Integrated Circuit Layouts and other creative works:
      Invention(s) including software, designs and integrated circuit layouts, created by IITB personnel without the use of significant IITB resources and not connected with the profession for which employed at IITB, shall be owned by the creator(s).

      For invention(s) including software, designs and integrated circuit layouts, produced during the course of sponsored and/or collaborative activity, specific provisions related to IP made in contracts governing the collaborative activity shall determine the ownership of IP.

      IITB shall be the owner of all invention(s) including software, designs and integrated circuit layouts created by teams of IITB and non-IITB personnel, associated with any activity of IITB. Non-IITB personnel, who create invention(s) including software, designs or integrated circuit layouts at IITB but without intellectual contribution of IITB personnel or significant use of IITB resources, shall be the owner of such invention(s).

      Except as stipulated above, IITB shall be the owner of all invention(s) including software, designs and integrated circuit layouts created at IITB.

   2. I(b) Copyrightable Work:
      Ownership of copyright of all copyrightable work shall rest with the author(s) with the following exceptions:
      1. If the work is produced during the course of sponsored and/or collaborative activity, specific provisions related to IP made in contracts governing such activity shall determine the ownership of IP.
      2. IITB shall be the owner of the copyright of work, including software, created by IITB personnel with significant use of IITB resources.
      3. IITB shall be the owner of the copyright on all teaching material developed by IITB personnel as part of any of the academic programs at IITB. However, the authors shall have the right to use the material in her/his professional capacity. As the traditional exception, IITB shall not claim ownership of copyright on books and publications authored by IITB personnel.
      4. IITB shall be the owner of copyright of work produced by non IITB personnel associated with any activity of IITB with the intellectual contribution of IITB personnel. However, the authors shall have the right to use the material in her/his professional capacity.