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Purple Dave <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote:
> Disney makes a point of keeping The Mouse active in their multitude of
> logos). Furthermore, TLC has an internationally recognized trademark,
> rather than a locally recognized trademark. When they use "®", it means the
> trademark is recognized worldwide. When they use "™" it means that the
> registration is pending, or not recognized in all countries. This is why
You're not using a standard character in the second case there, so I can't
tell what you mean exactly, but I'm assuming you mean TM.
The distinction isn't actually the one you're making; the full r-in-a-circle
symbol means that the trademark is registered in the US. It may mean a
similar thing in other countries. However, you don't have to register a
trademark for it to be valid -- you just have to use it in trade. The TM
symbol is a way of explicitly claiming that a given mark is specifically a
trademark. You'll also see SM for service mark.
> TECHNIC™ recently changed to TECHNIC®. Copyrights apply to inventions,
> creations, artwork, and other similar things. Trademarks apply to the
Copyrights don't apply to inventions -- that's patents are for.
--
Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
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