[E-trademarks] Use of TM/SM in US

[Bosland Law]

I’ve heard that one from the normies, but not from counsel.  How
embarrassing…


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On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM Lara Pearson via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Phew! And, thank you!
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> Due to the high visibility of the poster on LinkedIn, this was one of
> those moments where I thought I'd somehow been mistaken for 25 years.
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> I appreciate the quick sanity check, Charles!
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> Lara Pearson, Esq.
> Law Office of Lara Pearson Ltd, PBC & Brand Geek
> 775.833.1600
> Calendly.com/BrandGeek (let's meet)
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> Creative typoing by iPhone
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> On Dec 16, 2024, at 6:10 PM, Charles Guarino <cpguarino9 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> That is an inaccurate statement.  In the United States, the TM/SM
> designations may be used to denote the claim of common law rights in a
> mark.  No pending application is required.
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> On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM Lara Pearson via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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>> Happy work week, list friends:
>>
>> A US trademark attorney posted on LinkedIn today that use of TM/SM is
>> reserved for those with pending apps.  I don't believe this is accurate
>> (and neither does ChatGPT 😂), but I wanted to double check with the folks
>> in this group, in case I've been missing something all these years.
>>
>> Thank you.
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>> With appreciation,
>> Lara Pearson, Esq.
>> Law Office of Lara Pearson Ltd, PBC & Brand Geek
>> 775.833.1600
>> Calendly.com/BrandGeek (let's meet)
>>
>> Creative typoing by iPhone
>>
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