Taiwan Intellectual Property Office-Resources-FAQs-Trademarks-5.8 Can the symbol "R" referring to a registered mark or "TM" standing for a trademark be included in a trademark sought to be registered?

5.8 Can the symbol "R" referring to a registered mark or "TM" standing for a trademark be included in a trademark sought to be registered?

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"R" is generally used in trade to refer to a registered trademark and "TM" is a sign which signifies the subject as a trademark. Any trademark right holder or a registered user may show either of them in his/her trademark. Thus, they have no distinctiveness and exclusivity. In consequence, neither of them can be used as part of a trademark sought to be registered.

Publish Date : 2008-04-23
Update : 2019-03-25
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5.8 Can the symbol "R" referring to a registered mark or "TM" standing for a trademark be included in a trademark sought to be registered?

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