Protecting Intellectual Property
Our Commitment
Our business plans, trademarks, formulas, processes and other types of intellectual property (IP) are vital for developing new products and services. We safeguard Hexcel’s IP and ensure its proper use. If disclosed, it could be very valuable to our competitors and highly damaging to both our customers and the Company.
What Is Intellectual Property (IP)?
Examples of Hexcel IP include:
- Trademarks
- Brands
- Package designs
- Logos
- Copyrights
- Inventions
- Patents
- Trade secrets
- Know-how
Hexcel IP also includes the work product employees create or discover as part of their Hexcel employment. Work product includes:
- New inventions or processes
- Works authored, including new or improved software
- Technology advances
- Unique solutions to business problems
How We Act with Integrity
- Alert the Law Department as soon as you realize any known or suspected misuse of Hexcel IP.
- Treat others’ IP (for instance, customers and suppliers) in the same way we expect ours to be treated.
- Notify the Law Department of any invention or other IP that you develop to determine whether it is patentable or worthy of special protection.
- Allow a third party to use Hexcel IP without proper approval.
- Use a third party’s IP without their approval, including using a customer or supplier’s trademark in our promotional materials, using another firm’s copyrighted work or published research or operating unlicensed software.