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{{Short description|Typographical symbol (®)}}
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{{Other uses|Trademark (disambiguation)}}
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{{distinguish|text=the character Ⓡ (see [[Enclosed Alphanumerics]]) or {{char|™}} (the [[Trademark symbol]]) or {{char|©}} (the [[Copyright symbol]]) or {{char|℠}} (the [[Service mark symbol]]) }}
{{distinguish|text=the character Ⓡ (see [[Enclosed Alphanumerics]]) or {{char|™}} (the [[trademark symbol]]) or {{char|©}} (the [[copyright symbol]]) or {{char|℠}} (the [[service mark symbol]]) }}


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The registered trademark character was added to several [[extended ASCII]] character sets, including [[ISO-8859-1]] from which it was inherited by [[Unicode]] as {{unichar|00AE|Registered sign}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement {{!}} Range: 0080–00FF |url=https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0080.pdf |publisher=[[Unicode Consortium]] |date=2016}} </ref>
The registered trademark character was added to several [[extended ASCII]] character sets, including [[ISO-8859-1]] from which it was inherited by [[Unicode]] as {{unichar|00AE|Registered sign}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement {{!}} Range: 0080–00FF |url=https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0080.pdf |publisher=[[Unicode Consortium]] |date=2016}} </ref>


==See also==
==Related and similar symbols==
* The [[trademark symbol]], ™, used for [[unregistered trademark]]s
* The [[trademark symbol]], {{unichar|2122|™}}, used for [[unregistered trademark]]s
* The [[service mark symbol]], ℠, used for unregistered [[service mark]]s
* The [[service mark symbol]], {{unichar|2120|℠}}, used for unregistered [[service mark]]s
* The [[copyright symbol]], ©
* The [[copyright symbol]], {{unichar|00A9|©}}
* The [[sound recording copyright symbol]], ℗
* The [[sound recording copyright symbol]], {{unichar|2117|℗}}
* The [[Orthodox Union]] [[hechsher]] symbol, <small>Ⓤ</small>
* The [[Orthodox Union]] [[hechsher]] symbol, {{unichar|24CA|Ⓤ}}
* {{lang|fr|Marque de commerce}} symbol, {{unichar|1F16A}}, is used in [[Quebec]].
* [[Official mark]] symbol, {{unichar|24C2|Ⓜ}}, used in Canada also has an to indicate that a name or design used by Canadian public authorities is protected.
* {{lang|de|Warenzeichen}} grapheme, {{unichar|1F12E}}, used in some German publications, especially dictionaries, as informative and independent of the actual protection status of the name.


==Notes==
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 17:24, 13 November 2024

For other uses, see Trademark (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the character Ⓡ (see Enclosed Alphanumerics) or ™ (the trademark symbol) or © (the copyright symbol) or ℠ (the service mark symbol).
®
Registered trademark symbol
In UnicodeU+00AE ® REGISTERED SIGN (&reg;, &REG;, &circledR;)
Different from
Different fromU+24C7 Ⓡ CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R
Related
See alsoU+2122 ™ TRADE MARK SIGN
U+2120 ℠ SERVICE MARK

The registered trademark symbol, ®, is a typographic symbol that provides notice that the preceding word or symbol is a trademark or service mark that has been registered with a national trademark office. A trademark is a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company, product or service.[1][2]

Unregistered trademarks can instead be marked with the trademark symbol, ™, while unregistered service marks are marked with the service mark symbol, ℠. The proper manner to display these symbols is immediately following the mark; the symbol is commonly in superscript style, but that is not legally required. In many jurisdictions, only registered trademarks confer easily defended legal rights.[3]

In the US, the registered trademark symbol was originally introduced in the Trademark Act of 1946.[citation needed]

Because the ® symbol is not commonly available on typewriters (or ASCII), it was common to approximate it with the characters (R) (or (r)).[a][b] An example of a legal equivalent is the phrase Registered, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which may be abbreviated to Reg U.S. Pat & TM Off.[5] in the US.[2]

Computer usage

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The registered trademark character was added to several extended ASCII character sets, including ISO-8859-1 from which it was inherited by Unicode as U+00AE ® REGISTERED SIGN.[6]

See also

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  • The trademark symbol, U+2122 ™ TRADE MARK SIGN, used for unregistered trademarks
  • The service mark symbol, U+2120 ℠ SERVICE MARK, used for unregistered service marks
  • The copyright symbol, U+00A9 © COPYRIGHT SIGN
  • The sound recording copyright symbol, U+2117 ℗ SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT
  • The Orthodox Union hechsher symbol, U+24CA Ⓤ CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U
  • Marque de commerce symbol, U+1F16A 🅪 RAISED MC SIGN, is used in Quebec.
  • Official mark symbol, U+24C2 Ⓜ CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M, used in Canada also has an to indicate that a name or design used by Canadian public authorities is protected.
  • Warenzeichen grapheme, U+1F12E 🄮 CIRCLED WZ, used in some German publications, especially dictionaries, as informative and independent of the actual protection status of the name.

Notes

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  1. ^ for example the Python programming language Trademark Usage Policy advocates this usage.[4]
  2. ^ Most word processors will autocorrect these two sequences to a proper ® symbol.

References

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  1. ^ For example, "Intellectual property office". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "15 U.S.C. 1111". Retrieved 15 December 2005.
  3. ^ For example "Unregistered Trade Marks". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "PSF Trademark Usage Policy". The first or most prominent mention of a Python trademark should be immediately followed by a symbol for registered trademark: "®" or "(r)".
  5. ^ Gregory H. Guillot. A Guide to Proper Trademark Use. 1995–2007. http://www.ggmark.com/guide.html
  6. ^ "C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement | Range: 0080–00FF" (PDF). Unicode Consortium. 2016.
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