When is it proper to use the federal registration symbol, the letter R enclosed within a circle — ®, with the mark?
The federal registration symbol may be used once the mark is actually registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Even though an application is pending, the registration symbol may not be used before the mark has actually become registered. The federal registration symbol should only be used in connection with goods or services that are the subject of the federal trademark registration. The unregistered trademark and service mark symbols, TM and SM, may be used in connection with unregistered marks, including mark for which applications are pending in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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