[WikiEN-l] Fighting over (R) and (tm) symbols

[Stephen Streater]

On 30 Aug 2006, at 21:01, Steve Bennett wrote:

> On 8/30/06, Matt Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:
>> As far as I recall, there is no legal requirement to use either
>> symbol.  (r) and ™ are used by trademark holders to inform you that
>> they consider the terms trademarks.  It is not commonplace to use
>> those symbols when you are NOT claiming trademark status on the terms
>> yourself.
>
> Yes, it's up to the person who owns the trademark to spray them around
> everywhere. If we do it, we're just being chumps.

It might be different in English law.

If you don't enforce your trademark here,
I think you lose it.