Trademark Symbol TM Vs. R. Trademark symbols indicate that a certain name or phrase can only be used by a specific company. Unregistered trademarks, also known as common-law trademarks, ...

You can use the "TM" trademark symbol to assert ownership of a mark even if you have not filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. You can only use the "R" in a ...

Though companies often place a high value on protecting their trademarks, some may be missing out on the opportunity to put others on notice of their rights by way of trademark symbols. For in ...

I recently became a student of what I practice and teach: the law. As a corporate attorney, I’m not an expert in intellectual property law (trademarks, copyright, patents). Due to this lack of ...

Registering a mark with the federal government — a process that grants the ubiquitous encircled R, TM and SM symbols — can dissuade someone from replicating your hard work. "Trademark law's purpose is ...

The Colombian Trademark Office has held that all information provided to consumers with regard to goods and services - including the ® symbol - must be true, demonstrable and appropriate, and must not ...

Yahoo! is not alone among internet giants for incorporating awkward punctuation into their logos (*cough* Aol. *cough*) - but until now it was one of the only companies with a 'registered' symbol ...

John Mueller of Google said that Google, for ranking and SEO purposes, ignores all symbols - including the registered trademark symbols such as ® and ™. The question came up in the webmaster ...

Though companies often place a high value on protecting their trademarks, some may be missing out on the opportunity to put others on notice of their rights by way of trademark symbols.