Intellectual Property

Apple’s innovation is embodied in its Intellectual Property, including Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights. To learn more about Apple’s Intellectual Property policies, please click on one of the links below.

Guidelines for Using Apple Trademarks and Copyrights

Guidelines for parties wishing to use Apple’s trademarks, service marks or images.

Trademarks

A non-exhaustive list of Apple trademarks and service marks.

Copyrights

Information on Apple’s Copyright Policy under the DMCA and contact information for Apple’s designated Copyright Agent.

Rights and Permissions

Information on how to request Rights and Permissions to use Apple copyrighted materials.

.Apple TLD Policies

Terms and Policies that apply to the .Apple Top‑Level Domain.

Infringement Claims

How to submit a claim of infringement concerning content on Apple Services, including:

How to submit claims of infringement concerning Apple’s intellectual property, including:

FRAND Licensing Principles for SEPs

A statement on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs).

Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy

Apple or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas. Our policy is available on the link below.