TM" is commonly seen in foreign trademarks. It is the abbreviation of the English "trade mark". The Chinese meaning of "trade mark" is "commercial mark", so "TM" means "trademark". Its Its function is to tell people that the graphic or text marked on it is a trademark of the product or service, not a name or an advertisement. "R" is the abbreviation of "register" in English, and "register" means "registration" in Chinese. Marking this mark on goods or services tells people that the graphics or words marked on it are not only trademarks, but also registered trademarks, which are protected by national laws and cannot be used by any other individual or organization without authorization. Now we know. What’s the difference between TM and R? “TM” is a trademark and “R” is a registered trademark. The two have different levels of legal protection.