GENERAL INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY POLICY
EMPLOYEES &
CONSULTANTS
Imran Mobile Centre
(eworldrc .com)
1. Policy
The Company is committed to a high level of legal and ethical
standards in the conduct of our business. It is the policy of the Company to
compete fairly in the marketplace. This commitment to fairness includes
respecting the intellectual property rights of our suppliers, customers,
business partners, competitors, and others, including original equipment
manufacturers and other independent service organizations. No Company employee,
independent contractor, or agent should steal or misuse the intellectual property
rights owned or maintained by another.
2. Purpose
The purpose of this Policy is to help maintain the Company's
reputation as a fair competitor, ensure the integrity of the competitive
marketplace in intellectual property, and comply with the laws regulating
intellectual property and industrial espionage.
3.Scope
This Policy applies to all employees, independent contractors,
agents, officers, and directors of the Company, its subsidiaries, business
units, partnerships, and joint ventures where the Company has a majority
ownership position or exercises management control.
4.The
Company's Intellectual Property
The Company is committed to protecting its own intellectual
property, such as information, processes, and technology, from infringement by
others. The Company's informational tools are available at our disposal because
of significant investments of time and Company funds. If our intellectual
property is not properly protected, it becomes available to others who have not
made similar investments. This would cause us to lose our competitive advantage
and compromise our ability to provide unique services to our customers.
The Company's intellectual property includes confidential
Company business information, trade secret technology (such as computer software
and systems and knowhow related to them), patented inventions and processes,
trademarks and service marks, trade dress, and copyrighted works. It is the
responsibility of every Company employee to help protect Company intellectual
property. It is the responsibility of Company managers and supervisors to
foster and maintain awareness of the importance of protecting the Company's
intellectual property.
5. Intellectual
Property of Others
The Company also is committed to respecting the intellectual
property of others. The rules with respect to intellectual property, including
misappropriation of business information and trade secrets (e.g., computer
systems, software, and related knowhow) and infringement of patents, trademarks
and service marks, trade dress, and copyrights, are complex, so you should seek
expert advice from the Company's attorneys to address specific issues that
arise with respect to our business. In many instances the Company's attorneys
can perform searches for pre-existing patents, trademarks or service marks, or
copyrights and help you avoid infringing conduct. Company attorneys also can
evaluate business information to help you avoid infringing conduct.
While collecting data on the Company's competitors, you are to
use legal, ethical resources to prevent the tainting of Company operations with
the improper introduction of the proprietary information of third parties.
Substantial civil and criminal penalties may be levied against you and the
Company for misappropriation of trade secrets that are avoidable through
compliance with the Company's policies and consultation with the Company's
attorneys.
It is not improper to accumulate information concerning
competitors, and it is generally not unethical or illegal to make use of the
information as part of our business. Indeed, the Company or any other business
could hardly go on without being able to use information it has developed
regarding its competitors in order to analyze the marketplace and make informed
business decisions. But care must be taken by all Company employees,
independent contractors, and agents to utilize only legitimate resources to
collect information concerning competitors and to avoid those actions which are
illegal, unethical, or which could cause embarrassment to the Company. When a
situation is unclear, employees, independent contactors,
and agents should consult with Company management. Company management may in
its discretion wish to further consult with the Company's attorneys.
Company employees, independent contractors, and agents having
confidential information from a former employer may be bound by a nondisclosure
obligation to the former employer. The Company expects employees, independent
contractors, and agents to fulfill this obligation. Company employees, independent
contractors, and agents should refrain from giving their fellow employees,
independent contractors, or agents or from using in the Company's business any
confidential information belonging to any former employers. The Company does
expect its employees, independent contractors, and agents to use all
information, which is generally known and used by persons of their training and
experience and all information, which is generally known in the industry.
6. Illustrative
Examples
The following are examples of the types of activities that might
constitute a violation of the laws protecting intellectual property or the
Company's policies. If you encounter a similar situation, you are encouraged to
contact Company management for assistance.
A. Copyright Infringement
• Installing computer software on more than one computer system
without a proper license.
• Making or maintaining additional copies of computer software,
including providing such copies to customers, without a proper license.
• Copying a third-party's documentation, technical manuals, or
user manuals without permission.
• Downloading information from a subscription database without
permission.
B. Trademark, Patent, or Trade Dress Infringement
• Adopting or using a slogan, name, or symbol for goods or
services that is confusingly similar to a slogan, name, or symbol used by
another.
• Making or using a process, product, or device that
incorporates patented ideas or features belonging to another.
• Failing to act upon notice or information that the Company may
be infringing a patent belonging to another.
• Using an overall look or design that is confusingly similar to
the overall look or design of another's product or service, and causing
confusion in the minds of consumers as to who is the source of the product or
service.
C. Trade Secret Infringement
• Disclosing to others any information received in confidence
from or protected from disclosure by a supplier, contractor, customer, or other
third party.
• Stealing, soliciting, or using the trade-secret information of
another without written permission from the owner of the information. DO NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
SOLICIT, OBTAIN, OR USE TRADE-SECRET INFORMATION BELONGING TO OTHERS FROM JOB
APPLICANTS, NEW OR EXISTING COMPANY EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, OR
AGENTS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, SUPPLIERS, VENDORS, CUSTOMERS, OR
OTHER THIRD PARTIES. IF YOU BECOME AWARE THAT ANY COMPANY EMPLOYEE, INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR, OR AGENT MAY BE USING OR DISCUSSING TRADE SECRETS OF HIS OR HER
FORMER EMPLOYER OR ANOTHER THIRD PARTY IN HIS OR HER WORK FOR THE COMPANY, YOU
MUST CONSULT WITH COMPANY MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY.
D. Company Trade Secrets
• Company officers, directors, employees, independent contractors,
and agents should not disclose Company proprietary or confidential information
to third parties with whom the Company is doing business, such as suppliers,
licensees, or consultants, except as specifically needed for the third party to
perform the services or task requested. Such third parties should be provided
information only on a “need to know” basis to allow them to perform the
specific services or task requested. All disclosure of Company proprietary or
confidential information may be made only after a confidentiality agreement has
been entered into with the third party.