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    Trademark or Registermark

    What is the difference between a Trademark (TM) and a Registermark (R) in the US?

    I believe Registermarks cost more.

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    Trademark is used for products like Windows XP whose trademark belongs to Microsoft

    Registermark is mostly used on logos, like Microsoft is a registermark for Microsoft

    thanks, Yaser.
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    If I'm not mistaken, there are a few different "trademarks":

    TM - which applies to names, slogans, etc.
    S - which applies to services
    R - which applies to logos and graphics

    Once again, these aren't verified facts. Just the information I gathered from my own observations.

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    Hi, you might want to try US Patent and Trademark office for answers to your questions. We could all try to explain the differences but best to get it from the source. I can't post links yet, so I'll try to place it here as text. www . uspto . gov Hope this helps.

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    (TM) - Trademark and (SM) Service Mark are both unregistered with the USPTO. If you are applying for a trademark, you can add the tm. Most times people just add it anyway, like their (C) copyright notice. But they never register them. Once your trademark or service mark is approved, you can change the tm/sm into an (R), meaning you have been approved and were given your Reg. Number that anyone can search for at the USPTO. Simple (TM/SM) do not have this. Should you have to fight for your mark, being registered almost assures a victory. Although I have seen (R) trademarks lose.

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    So I can TM my web hosting name and it wouldn't cost me anything?

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    webhost933, TM doesn't do anything for you. It simply shows others that you applied for the process of registering a trademark - however, you have no legal ownership rights over it if you simply put up the TM sign.

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    It's usually best to get it registered before you put the (TM), (SM), or (R) marks. Your works are automatically copyrighted due to US copyright law but unregistered works won't hold up in court.
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    Okay, thanks.

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    Originally posted by TechSolution
    It's usually best to get it registered before you put the (TM), (SM), or (R) marks. Your works are automatically copyrighted due to US copyright law but unregistered works won't hold up in court.
    This is false. Any time you claim rights in a mark, you may use the "TM" (trademark) or "SM" (service mark) designation to alert the public to your claim, regardless of whether you have filed an application with the USPTO. However, you may use the federal registration symbol "®" only after the USPTO actually registers a mark, and not while an application is pending. 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.
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