Trademark Registration

TM stands for trademark. SM stands for service mark. And the “®” symbol means that the trademark is federally registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. There is no registration requirement to use the TM or SM designations. They are used by trademark owners to give notice to others that the owner lays [...]

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather [...]