Provision record
LinkedIn · LinkedIn Advertising Policies · View original document ↗

Third Party Trademark Use Requires Permission

High confidence Common · 250 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does LinkedIn require regarding third-party trademarks in ads?
“Ads must not use trademarks belonging to third parties unless express permission has been granted by the trademark owner or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.”
Version CA-V-002770, captured May 20, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
LinkedIn requires that ads not use third-party trademarks unless express permission has been granted by the trademark owner or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Advertisers must affirmatively secure express permission from trademark owners before using their marks in ads, unless applicable law independently permits such use.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Advertisers may not include third-party trademarks in their ads on LinkedIn without express permission from the trademark owner or a basis in applicable law.

How other platforms handle this

Anyscale

Anyscale may use Customer's name, trademarks, and logos...on Anyscale's website and in its marketing materials to identify Customer as Anyscale's customer...provided that Anyscale will use commercially reasonable efforts to adhere to the usage guidelines furnished by Customer...

Kling AI

The Company may use and disclose Feedback in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever without further notice or compensation to you and without retention by you of any proprietary or other right or claim.

Google

(g) remove, obscure, or alter any notice of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right appearing in or on any item included with the Service or Software

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Ads must not use trademarks belonging to third parties unless express permission has been granted by the trademark owner or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Excerpt from LinkedIn's Advertising Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn Advertising Policies
Entity
LinkedIn
Date stated by the document
Nov. 18, 2025
As printed in LinkedIn’s text (version CA-V-002770), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002770, captured May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063648
Document ID
CA-D-000862
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002770)
ed09ca396c5ad2fb5138a6a01e48093ba0754362d3cb46434f5a17de15a4ec4c
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 04:36 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002770, captured May 20, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-063648
Version: CA-V-002770
Captured: 2026-05-20 12:09:23 UTC
SHA-256: ed09ca396c5ad2fb…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-063648/third-party-trademark-use-requires-permission/
Accessed: Nov. 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does LinkedIn's Third Party Trademark Use Requires Permission clause do?

Advertisers must affirmatively secure express permission from trademark owners before using their marks in ads, unless applicable law independently permits such use.

How does this clause affect you?

Advertisers may not include third-party trademarks in their ads on LinkedIn without express permission from the trademark owner or a basis in applicable law.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with LinkedIn?

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