Supplementary reservists must report all inventions to the Department of National Defence ( DND ).

In February 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that a supplementary reservist is a “public servant” for the purposes of the Public Servants Inventions Act ( PSIA ).

If you make an invention during your 5 years in the Supplementary Reserves, you must report it. Your obligation applies if you make the invention:

on your own

with others

in the course of your employment

Your reporting obligation supercedes any non-disclosure agreement between you and an employer.

Use Crown Form 1 (DOC, 39 KB) to report your invention.

DND will review your form and determine ownership based on the requirements of the PSIA . DND will formally report the vesting decision in writing to you and your supervisor (if applicable) within 3 weeks from the date we receive your form. You can appeal the decision to the Federal Court within 30 days of the date DND notifies you.

DND expects to receive 1-2 invention reports per year from supplementary reservists. From those reports, an extremely small percentage, if any, will likely vest in the Crown.

DND treats all invention reports as commercial-in-confidence information. They are accessed only on a need-to-know basis.

Supplementary reservist inventors are to forward their completed Form 1 (DOC, 39 KB) to:

Intellectual Property Manager

Director Materiel Policy and Procedures (DMPP 8)

National Defence Headquarters

Major General George R. Pearkes Building

101 Colonel By Dr

Ottawa ON K1A 0K2

Intellectualproperty-proprieteintellectuelle@forces.gc.ca