RE: Trademark symbols in software?

["Ron Hearn" <RHearn -at- cucbc -dot- com>]

I didn't read the question close enough and thought you were discussing
documents, when you were referring to application pages. My apologies.
The hazards of multi-tasking.

Ron

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Subject: RE: Trademark symbols in software?

I have a Trademark Acknowledgements section in the Preface of my
documents that lists the existing trademarks etc. for any products to
which the documents refer, e.g. Windows, Java, etc. I figure that covers
it.  It does become cumbersome to see TMs scattered throughout a doc,
especially if they occur multiple times on a page or paragraph.

Ron




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Of Brigitte Johnston
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:02 PM
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Subject: Trademark symbols in software?

Hi everyone -
 
My company sells a software program. Many pages/windows in this program
contain acronyms for certain "tools" that my company has developed, for
example, BRIEF.  Each and every instance of these acronyms is followed
by a trademark (TM) symbol (even if the acronym appears more than once
on a page).  My question is, is this necessary?  This is our software,
so must we include that trademark symbol for these acronyms?  Or, should
there perhaps be a note/message somewhere near or on the login page that
covers it?  The symbols really seem to clutter up otherwise
nicely-designed and organized pages.
 
Thanks!
 
B. Johnston
Tech. Writer/Editor
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