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When purchasing trademarks and discovering that there is no R trademark or TM trademark, is it a fake?

It’s not necessarily fake. It may also be that the merchant did not mark it.

The circle R means that the trademark has been applied for registration at the National Trademark Office and has been reviewed and approved by the Trademark Office to become a registered trademark.

Registered trademarks have the characteristics of exclusivity, exclusivity, and uniqueness. They are exclusively owned by the owner of the registered trademark and are protected by law. No enterprise or individual may use it without the permission or authorization of the owner of the registered trademark. , otherwise you will bear infringement liability.

The use of TM means the trademark symbol, that is, the words, graphics or symbols marked with TM are trademarks, but they are not necessarily registered (unregistered trademarks are protected by law only when they reach a certain level of popularity. Trademark Law Article 58 strip).

Extended information:

Registered trademarks should be used strictly in accordance with the trademark approved for registration and the goods or services approved for use on the trademark registration certificate:

1. Trademark registration No one may change the words, graphics or combinations thereof on his own, nor may he change the name, address or other registration matters of the registered trademark on his own.

2. If a trademark registrant uses its registered trademark beyond the approved scope of goods or services and indicates the registered mark, it is an illegal act of passing off a registered trademark.

3. The trademark registrant shall not transfer the registered trademark by himself.

4. The trademark registrant has the obligation to use the trademark. If a registered trademark ceases to be used for three consecutive years from the date of approval, the trademark may be revoked according to law.

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