Earlier this month, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) announced a recommendation that Planting Hope Brands, LLC discontinue use of the ® (registered trademark ...

Businesses often use certain words, phrases and symbols called trademarks to distinguish their products from competitors and to build brand recognition. Companies often display the letters "TM" or a ...

The Seoul Central District Court has held that, when it comes to advertisements, a parallel importer cannot use the ® symbol or the phrase "directly imported from", unless it actually imported the ...

In a case involving the sign THERMOROLL®, the German Federal Supreme Court has held that use of a trademark in conjunction with the ® symbol by a party who is not the owner or licensee of the mark, or ...