K.L.N. College of Engineering (An Autonomous Institution) has been committed to fostering high-quality scientific and technical education, promoting research, and addressing technological challenges. With a focus on becoming a leading centre for teaching, research, and innovation, the college acknowledges the significance of intellectual property in providing a competitive edge through the Quality Circle Industrial Relations (QC-IR). This Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy is formulated to guide faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders in understanding the practices, rules and regulations concerning intellectual property rights.

Committee Members	Designation
Dr. A.V. Ramprasad Principal	Chairperson-IPR Cell
Dr. S. Parthasarathy, Professor/EEE	QC-IR- Head

• Facilitate the protection and valorization of intellectual properties generated by faculty, staff, and students
• Promote IPR awareness and to create patenting culture among the stake holders of KLNCE.
• Provide a comprehensive single-window system for IPR-related registration, publication and grant of patent.
• Create an condusive environment for generating knowledge through innovations and research.
• Establish an IPR management policy for converting knowledge into wealth
• Enable the college to utilize intellectual property for the benefit of inventors, the institution, and society
• Shape the institution as a prime academic research institute, disseminating the benefits of intellectual property to the community.

K.L.N. College of Engineering (An Autonomous Institution)  is dedicated to promoting, protecting, managing, and commercializing intellectual property in alignment with its primary objectives of teaching, research, and community service since 1996. The college supports the commercialization and exploitation of intellectual property while recognizing traditional academic values and expectations through the Quality Circle Industrial Relations (QC-IR).

This policy covers all intellectual property rights arising from the creative and innovative work of faculty, staff, students, research scholars, and external collaborators, regardless of eligibility for registration. Intellectual property includes patents, designs, copyright, know-how, and undisclosed information resulting from academic social and industrial research.

• I. Intellectual Property (IP): All results, inventions, ideas, improvements, discoveries, designs and copyrightable works generated by faculty, staff, students, and other employees of the college are IP protectable.
• II. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): Rights derived from intellectual property, such as patents, registered designs, and copyrights.
• III. Background Information: Technical information and know-how owned are controlled by partners of a collaborative research program. A mutual consent has to be given, before its commencement of the date of activation of collaboration.
• IV. Background Intellectual Property: Intellectual property owned are controlled by partners of a collaborative research program. A mutual consent has to be given, before its commencement of the date of activation of collaboration.
• V. Foreground Intellectual Property: Intellectual property generated during a collaborative research program.

The Inventor/ applicant will specify the individuals who are directly contributed in the intellectual inputs as inventors or creators in all applications filed under intellectual property rights through KLNCE. If any dispute arises, the committee constituted by the college IPR cell will disclose it.

The revenue from commercial exploitation of IP (technology transfer fee and royalties) shall be shared between the inventor(s) and the college, with the current ratio set at 60:40.(ie: 60% to inventors and 40% to college) If the college reassigns IP rights to inventors, they must reimburse all associated costs.

The college shall seek indemnity in contracts with licensees, and agreements will include indemnity clauses with licensee(s) when transferring technology or copyrighted material.

Inventors must disclose any conflict of interest or potential conflict, particularly when having a stake in a licensee or potential licensee. Approval from the IPR Cell is required for disclosing the conflict.

Disputes regarding the implementation of the IP policy shall be resolved through an appeal to the Head of the Institute and its committee constituted by the Management with the committee’s decision being final and binding.

This policy is a part of the conditions of enrollment for all employees and students. All potential creators involved in sponsored research projects or using college-sponsored resources must adhere to this norms and regulations.

The IPR Cell is responsible for interpreting and recommending changes to the policy as and when needed as per Central Govt. / State Govt. norms. The Principal along with a committee will consider such changes or recommendations. The policy will be reviewed every three years or earlier if major changes occur nationally from Government authority such as affiliating university, AICTE and UGC.

All agreements and disputes arising from them will be subject to the legal jurisdiction of the Court of Ad judicature at  Madurai, governed by the appropriate laws of India.