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Section 12 - Legal and Tax Matters

12.6 Contracts with Exclusive Rights

No organizational units of IEEE shall enter into any contract or agreement (i) that obligates IEEE or any of its organizational units to refrain from entering into similar contracts or agreements for goods or services similar to those to be provided by the other party to the subject agreement, or (ii) otherwise grants to such other party exclusivity as to the provision of the goods or services to be provided under the subject agreement, without first notifying the IEEE Board of Directors. Such notification shall be made in advance of finalization of the agreement and in sufficient time for the Board of Directors to consider the action.

Section 12 - Legal and Tax Matters

•	12.1 Trademark
•	12.2 Uniform Employer Identification Number Assigned by IRS (Applicable Only in U.S.)
•	12.3 Internal Tax Procedures (Applicable Only in U.S)
•	12.4 IEEE Foundation, Incorporated
•	12.5 Use of Legal Counsel by IEEE Units
•	12.6 Contracts with Exclusive Rights
•	12.7 Media Contact
•	12.8 IEEE Records Management Policy Statement

IEEE Governing Documents

•	New York State Not-for-Profit Laws
•	IEEE Certificate of Incorporation (PDF, 884k)
•	IEEE Constitution
•	IEEE Bylaws
•	IEEE Policies
•	IEEE Code of Ethics
•	Finance Operations Manual (PDF, 203k)
•	Investment Operations Manual (PDF, 154k)
•	IEEE Electronic Mail Policy

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•	Publication Services and Products Board (PDF, 895 KB)
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•	Standards Association
•	Technical Activities Board
•	IEEE USA - Part A: Policies, Guidelines and Procedures (PDF, 188 KB)
•	IEEE USA - Part B: Committee Charters (PDF, 189 KB)


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