Re: Trademarks: TM or (R) ?

["Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>]

On 4 Mar 2004 at 15:07, Jeroen Dekker wrote:

> Am I correct in thinking that you only need to use e.g. Windows (tm)
> the first time I mention it, and there's no need to use the (tm) for
> Windows in the remainder of the document? 
> 
> Can I just suffice with something like "All brands and trademarks are
> the property of their respective owners." at the bottom of a document?

Typically, once you identify a registered or recognized trademark in 
a document, you do not need to identify it again. However, there are 
arguments to be made about what is the "first use" when you are 
dealing with an on-line document that has multiple entry points. You 
can probably check the archives and see different people's 
thoughts/opinions on this. For the ultimate answer, I would ask your 
legal dept. if you have one.  

If you have questions specific to MicroSoft trade names, you can 
find answers here:

http://www.microsoft.com/trademarks/t-mark/names.htm  

Dana W. 

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