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Subject:Re: Circle R and TM From:Jane Bergen <janeb -at- ANSWERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 1 Nov 1995 15:27:53 +0000
> > I'm a little confused about the circle R and the TM
> > designations. Would someone explain the rule for using
> > them?
> Circle R stands for "copyright" and TM stands for "trademark."
(snip, snip)
> Gook luck.
> Hal Snyder
> ====================================================================
> ======== Professor of English Voice: (919)
No....I don't think so.
Circle R = registered trademark
Circle C = copyright
Superscript TM = trademark
Superscript SM = service mark (I just learned about this one!)
My two cents. . .
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Jane Bergen
Technical Writer
janeb -at- answersoft -dot- com or janeb -at- iadfw -dot- net
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word
is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug" (Mark Twain)
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