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Request Permission for Logos and Copyright

Welcome to the Cisco Systems Logo and Copyright Permission Request page. You may seek permission to use the Cisco Systems corporate logo or other Cisco copyrighted materials.

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You will be asked a short series of questions that will help determine your relationship to Cisco, what you are looking for, and how you intend to use it. You will receive a response based on Cisco policy and in some cases directed to the appropriate Web resource. In other cases you will be asked to fill out a form for further review of your request and you will be contacted via e-mail. Please disable any pop-up blockers in your Web browser before submitting your request.

Other than the Cisco corporate logo all other logos are managed by their individual Program Offices. Requests for other logos will be redirected to the appropriate Program Office. Contacts for other Cisco logos (partner and individual certification) can be found on the Logo Program page of the Brand Center.

Logo Information

Cisco has a "no-endorsement" policy and rarely grants permission to third parties to use the Cisco corporate logo.

Exceptions may be made for:

  • Events for which Cisco is a major sponsor
  • Some accredited educational uses

You must identify a Cisco employee to sponsor your request for an exception to our “no-endorsement” policy. There will be a field in the online form for you to supply your Cisco contact’s name and e-mail.

Copyright Information

No written permission is required for some Cisco copyrighted materials (such as product photography and diagram icons), refer to the Copyright Program for details. We often grant permission to use Cisco copyrighted material for:

  • Use in an accredited educational institution
  • Systems integrators working on a government contract
  • The US government

We do not grant permission to use Cisco copyrighted material if:

  • A profit will be made (for example, in a book being written that will be sold for a profit, exceptions are made for some textbooks)
  • The Cisco material will be incorporated into other work
  • The Cisco material will be used in competitive materials