A trademark for your company's product is an important form of intellectual property protection. By claiming a trademark for "Acme Widgets," other companies are restricted from using the same name in ...

Trademark symbols, including ® and TM, and their French counterparts MD and MC, are commonly seen in the Canadian and international marketplaces. While such symbols are easy to recognize, it is ...

A company works hard to create a widely recognized product identity -- such as the distinctive lettering of Coca Cola, or Nike's swoosh -- and protects its intellectual property by trademarking the ...

In Canada, trademark owners may wish to use trademark symbols — i.e., ®, TM, MC and MD — to signify a claimed trademark and ward off competitors. Not all symbols are created equal, however, and it is ...