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#R trademark symbol on mac registration#
The R symbol used on Statement of Use specimens may cause problems and delay the registration of your trademark. May I submit specimens with the R symbols on them? Misuse of Registration symbol is a ground of opposition. While examiners may overlook the registration symbol ® when reviewing specimens, potential opponents may seize on the opportunity to invalidate a trademark application when it is advertised in the USPTO Trademark Official Gazette. Fraudulent use of the registration symbol ® may cause you trouble in registering a trademark. According to the American Bar Association, a trademark “ grants the right to use the registered trademark symbol: ®,” allows a rights holder to sue for trademark infringement, and “acts as a bar to the registration of another confusingly similar mark.” Having a trademark provides a host of legal protections. Before registration, you may only use the ™ symbol or the service mark ℠ symbol. Also, you may use the registration symbol with the mark only on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the federal trademark registration in the USA. The USPTO says that: You may use the federal registration symbol ® only after the USPTO actually registers a mark, and not while an application is pending. May I use the federal registration symbol ® before the USPTO issues my trademark registration? The R symbol ® indicates that the trademark is registered federally with the USPTO or the PTO of another country. 
The SM stands for “service mark.” It is a designation to alert the public to your claim, regardless of whether you have filed an application with the USPTO, in connection with services.
The TM symbol stands for “trademark.” It is used to alert the public about your claim to the trademark, regardless of whether you have filed an application to register the trademark in connection with goods. What is the trademark symbol?īusinesses use the following trademark symbols as a superscript to the right of their trademark: TM, SM and ® Businesses use a trademark symbol next to their marks to indicate that they claim rights in a trademark.
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