1. Re: Trademarks
- Posted by Eucoder <eucoder at hotmail.com>
Oct 21, 2004
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Last edited Oct 22, 2004
> > You can also legally trademark a product without registering with your local
> > government
> > trademark agencies. The "TM" and "R" symbol are both legitimate trademarks
>
> TRUE
>
> > , but the TM symbol can be used by anyone,
>
> TRUE, at no cost.
>
> > and the R symbol can only be issued by a government agency.
>
> FALSE
> TM means Trademark
> R means Registered Trademark.
> As in it has been paid for. You pay for the Trademark to be registered.
> TM can be applied without payment.
> R requires payment.
>
Ukmar I don’t think you read my post correctly.
In the United States when you get a registered trademark
it is issued by the United States Patent & Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
And there is a fee to register. There are many firms that do all
the paperwork for you, but at the end of the day it is the government
that is issuing the trademark. So what did I say that was false?
I clearly said the TM can be used by anyone and the R can only be
issued by the government.
