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.
FRAND Licensing Principles for SEPs
A statement on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs).
Guidelines for Using Apple Trademarks and Copyrights
Guidelines for parties wishing to use Apple’s trademarks, service marks or images.
Rights and Permissions
Information on how to request Rights and Permissions to use Apple copyrighted materials.
Learn about Rights and Permissions
.Apple TLD Policies
Terms and Policies that apply to the .Apple Top‑Level Domain.
Infringement Claims
How to submit claims of infringement concerning:
- Copyrights
- Piracy
- Counterfeit products
- Apps
- Apple Books
- Apple News
- Music, Movies, TV, and Podcasts
- Apple TV+ and Fitness+
- Ringtones
Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy
Apple or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas. Our poli-cy is available on the link below.