
A Guide to Trademark Symbols
As an owner of a trademark, one of your many responsibilities is to guard the trademark from infringement. Of all the ways you can guard your intellectual property, the easiest is by placing the world on notice of your claim of ownership rights. You are likely familiar with the TM, SM and, ® symbols, but you may not know the very important differences. Why Use a Trademark Symbol? The placement of a trademark symbol next to your trademark, whether it is name, logo, or slogan,