1, different concepts.
R mark: means a registered trademark, which is protected by the relevant intellectual property laws of the place of registration.
Tmlog: It means icon, which means that this icon is being used, but there is no compulsory protection by law, except for the trademarks of some famous enterprises.
2. Different meanings
TM logo: You can use the trademark if you have obtained the acceptance notice of the trademark, but it may not be registered successfully (TM is usually added to American trademarks).
R trademark: the trademark was not only accepted, but also registered successfully.
3, whether protected by law
R mark: the successfully registered trademark is protected by national laws, that is, the trademark of R mark is protected by national laws.
TM mark: The trademark of TM mark is not necessarily protected by the state (American trademarks generally add TM).
Extended data
Trademark validity period:
According to Article 39 of the Trademark Law, the period of validity of a registered trademark is ten years, counting from the date of approval of registration. It can be renewed twelve months before the expiration of the validity period and pay the renewal fee. Each renewal is still valid for ten years. There is no limit to the number of renewals. If no application is made within this time limit, it can be extended for 6 months. If no application for renewal of registration is made within the grace period, the Trademark Office shall revoke its registered trademark and make an announcement.
The purpose of the trademark:
1, trade mark
It refers to a trademark in which producers or business operators use a specific logo or enterprise name on the goods they manufacture or operate. Some people call this logo "factory logo", "store logo" or "company logo".
2. Certification trademark
Refers to the marks controlled by organizations with the ability to supervise goods or services and used by units or individuals outside the organization to prove the origin, raw materials, manufacturing methods, quality or other specific qualities of the goods or services; Such as: green food logo, leather logo, pure wool logo, electrician logo, etc.
3. Grade trademarks
Grade refers to the same trademark or different trademarks used on goods of different quality, specifications and grades. Some of these trademarks have the same names, but the graphics or text fonts are different. Some graphics are the same, but in order to distinguish the quality of different goods, different colors, different papers, different printing techniques or other signs are used to distinguish them, while others are distinguished by different brand names or graphics.
4. Combined trademarks
Combination trademarks refer to several trademarks used to distinguish similar goods because of different varieties, specifications, grades and prices, and these trademarks are applied for registration as a group at one time. There are similarities between collective trademarks and grade trademarks;
5. Family trademarks
Family trademark is a trademark based on a certain trademark, combined with various words or graphics, used on various commodities of the same enterprise, also known as "derivative trademark".
6. Alternate trademarks
Standby trademarks, also known as storage trademarks, refer to the simultaneous or separate registration of several trademarks on the same or similar goods, which may not be used immediately after registration, but stored first and then used when necessary.
7. defensive trade mark
Defensive trademark refers to the owner of a well-known trademark who registers his trademark separately on non-similar goods in order to prevent others from using his trademark on different kinds of goods. This kind of trademark is called defensive trademark. At present, there is no relevant provision of "defensive trademark" in China's Trademark Law.