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Subject:Re: What does a superscripted "SM" Mean? From:ekandl -at- unitechsys -dot- com (Erick Kandl) To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:40:31 -0500
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But what is "SM" in a circle?
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A superscripted "SM" stands for "Service Mark". It's sort of like a
trademark (TM), but usually used to describe the name of a service a
company may provide. I think (and just guessing here) it came about as
a way to distinguish between a physical product (trademark) and an
intangible service (service mark). I've never seen one in a circle
though. The only circled one I'm aware of is for a registered
trademark (R).
