IEEE Intellectual Property Rights

• IEEE Copyright Policy
• Information on the IEEE Copyright Form
• Using the Electronic IEEE Copyright Form
• Policy on electronic dissemination
• General info and FAQs

• Information on identifying and reporting infringement

IEEE has partnered with the Copyright Clearance Center to provide a web-based permission service using RightsLink®. This service offers users the opportunity to obtain permission to reuse IEEE journal, conference and standards copyrighted materials quickly, easily, and legally.

To use RightsLink, locate the content you wish to reuse in IEEE Xplore. Then click the "request permission" link found on the abstract page or the Table of Contents page associated with that content.

• How to obtain permission to reuse copyrighted material
• How to access RightsLink, the electronic permissions service
• Posting IEEE content on third-party servers
• FAQ on permission to reuse copyright material (PDF, 287 KB)

The introduction of open access IEEE publications marks a significant step outside of IEEE's traditional publication model. The open access publication model allows authors to select from two licensing options: The IEEE Open Access Publishing Agreement, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

The IEEE Publication Services & Products Board approved revisions to IEEE's author posting policy (Section 8.1.9 of the PSPB Operations Manual). The revised policy reaffirms the principle that authors are free to post the accepted version of their articles on their personal websites or those of their employers. (Authors of IEEE open access articles may freely post the final version of their papers.) The policy provides that IEEE will make available to each author a pre-print version of that person's article that includes the Digital Object Identifier, IEEE's copyright notice, and a notice showing the article has been accepted for publication. The policy also states that authors are allowed to post pre-print versions of their articles on approved third-party servers that are operated by not-for-profit organizations.

Links to the revised IEEE Copyright Form, a helpful FAQ on authors posting their accepted papers, and the full text from Section 8.1.9 of the PSPB Operations Manual can be found below:

• Using the IEEE logo and "IEEE"
• Using the IEEE trademark
• Registered marks of the IEEE
• How to register a new logo or title
  • Logo Registration Agreement Form (PDF, 248 KB)

• Electronic images and guidelines for use of the Master Brand/logo
• IEEE Brand Identity Toolkit explains the basic usage rules for all corporate identity elements
• Stationery templates for volunteers