The disconnect often leads to the R&D team potentially infringing on IP due to inadequate resources. Here's a structured approach: 1. Open dialogue: Have a confidential conversation with your team member to understand their intentions without accusing them. 2 Reiterate IP policies: Review IP policies with the team to ensure everyone understands the rules. 3. Training & awareness: Provide training to emphasize the importance of IP in R&D. 4. Implement checks: Strengthen IP management with tracking, documentation, and access controls. 5. Engage Legal Counsel: Involve legal if the breach is serious. 6. Foster Integrity: Encourage a culture of creativity, collaboration, and respect for IP. I hope this will to community.

Major challenges are often faced coordinating between the in-house IP department and R&D at project initiation or prior to submission. It is common that due to this disconnect, R&D team members could infringe on IP due to lack of resources or imprecise IP landscape evaluation. How to react: - Communicate the situation with your team. - Thoroughly investigate the infringement from the R&D perspective, to support your in-house IP team. - Keep the business in mind - what is best for the business is the best course of action. - Devise routes outside the IP scope, and ensure your in-house legal team understands the different remedies that can be pursued. - Leverage IP experts/counsel to train and educate in-house legal teams and R&D staff.