You have probably seen a ™ sign around. Do you know the usage of it? If no, then after reading this article, you will know what ™ is used for and what it actually is. Let's begin!
Where can you see a ™ sign?
A trademark may be located on a package, a label, a voucher, or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity, trademarks are often displayed on company buildings.
What is a ™ sign?
™ full name is Trademark and it identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks. The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity.
Where is ™ used?
Trademark is used to identify the brand owner of a particular product or service.
Keep in mind:
- A lot of counties require formal registration of a trademark as a precondition for pursuing this type of action;
- United States, Canada and other countries also recognize common law trademark rights;
- common law trademarks offer the holder in general less legal protection than registered trademarks.
History
In 1266, King Henry III of England passed a law requiring all bakers to make a distinctive mark for all the bread they sold. The Löwenbraü brewery in Munich, Germany claims it has used a lion (Löwenbraü means "lion's brew") as its trademark since 1383. The logo of Bass Brewery, which was trademarked in 1876, is the first image to be registered as a trademark in the United Kingdom.
The first modern trademark law was promulgated in France in 1857, and Britain first issued its trademark law, the Merchandise Marks Act, in 1862. The British act made it a criminal offence to try and sell a product under the auspices of another manufacturer.
In the U.S., Congress tried to pass a trademark law in 1870, but it was struck down by the Supreme Court that year. Congress tried again in 1881, which was revised into the Trademark Act in 1905.
Source:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trademark.asp#ixzz5ENg6yv
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