Glossary
Inventors and applicants: who does what?

Invention of mission

Invention made by an employee "in the performance either of an employment contract involving an inventive mission corresponding to his actual duties, or of studies and research explicitly entrusted to him".

Invention outside mission attributable

Invention made by an employee "either in the course of the performance of his duties, or in the field of the company's activities, or through the knowledge or use of techniques or means specific to the company, or of data provided by it".

Non-attributable inventions

Invention made by an employee that does not fall within the scope of attributable mission inventions and non-mission inventions.