Generally speaking, a registered trademark will have an R with a circle outside it in the upper right corner. The TM on the trademark also has its own special meaning. In fact, the TM mark does not protect the trademark. It is different from R. TM means that the trademark has been applied to the National Trademark Office, and the National Trademark Office has also issued an "Acceptance" Notice", entering the opposition period, which can prevent others from filing repeated applications, and also means that the existing trademark holder has priority to use the trademark.

The circle R is the mark of "registered trademark", which means that the trademark has been applied for registration with the National Trademark Office and has been reviewed and approved by the Trademark Office to become a registered trademark.

The R in the circle is the first letter of English register. 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 they 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 ones are not protected by law). TM is the abbreviation of English trademark. Before a trademark is registered or registered unsuccessfully, it may not be marked with "TM", or it may be marked with "TM". The main purpose is to declare that it has been used first and is the abbreviation of "trademark". Special reminder: Before the registration is successful, you are not allowed to mark the word "R" or the word "note" at will. Otherwise, it will constitute an act of passing off a registered trademark.

The administrative penalty is less than 20% of the turnover or less than 2 times of the operating profit.