7.5.4 Customer Property and intellectual property

The only info I have in my possession is customer orders that specifies what features customer wants, i.e. customer orders. Is this considered as "Intellectual Property" and therefore Clause 7.5.4 apply? I select from the suppliers' catalog that meets my customers' specifications. Also I have not been asked by my customer to treat his purchase order info as "Confidential".

My question is do Clause 7.5.4 apply for my above services when I have nothing in my possession of property that belongs to my customer other than customer order specifying what hardware they want in the lap or desk top.
Can you please tell when "in tellectual property" makes Clause 7.5.4 applicable?

Answer:

The clause 7.5.4 doesn't apply to your business, customer orders are not considered as a property. You just need to explain in your Quality Manual that this clause don't apply to your organizations since you don't perform processes that include customer property. However, if your business includes repairing the computers or servicing them, you will need to include this clause in your QMS.

The intellectual property in your case would be some working instructions or software, etc.

Here is one interesting article regarding the subject:
- Understanding Product & Service Provision in ISO 9001 https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2014/10/07/understanding-product-service-provision-iso-9001/