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> I'm new to the list and hope I can get some helpful advice. In
> a document where constant reference is made to a product
> which legally has a trademark, a service mark, a copyright,
> etc., is it proper to follow the product name with the
> appropriate mark every time, or is it acceptable to drop the
> mark once indicated at the beginning of the document?
There are many ways this can be done. It's really up to your legal
department to dictate attribution of service marks and trade marks. In lieu
of a legal department, here's one pretty common way to handle them:
- List them all up front on the copyright page (that is, the back side of
the title page). Sometimes I go the company's web site and copy the text
from their legal notices page.
- At the first occurrence in text, mark them with the appropriate marking
(TM, R, SM)
Regards...Kris
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