Cards from the Crypt: Sketch Cards and Art by Ryan ⓡ

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Originally Posted by Lurker

I'm sorry, but this has kinda been bugging me. I love your work, but am unclear on what the little r in a circle is suppose to be. It's not a trademark notice.

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He is attempting to copyright/trademark the lower case "r" as related to his original art.
I'm not too savvy about copyright/trademark law, but there are only 26 letters in the common alphabet. I sure hope that 52 people won't be able to copyright/trademark the upper and lower case letters.
Of course if the letter is a unique artsist created font, perhaps it could be copyrighted, trademarked as an image but once again, it's a very complicated question.

If he is saying "Art by Ryan" is his trademark, one can only use a capital R in a circle if the mark is registered with the USPTO. If not, it should be a TM in a circle for an unregistered mark.
If he hits it big I'd hate to see the TM police go after him.

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Originally Posted by Lurker

If he is saying "Art by Ryan" is his trademark, one can only use a capital R in a circle if the mark is registered with the USPTO. If not, it should be a TM in a circle for an unregistered mark.
If he hits it big I'd hate to see the TM police go after him.

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Actually in a PM to me clarifying if he could change his member name:


"Lol, no, really I sign with a lower-case r in a circle that is not meant to be a registered trademark symbol--it's meant much more humbly than that, but that was the closest symbol I could find.

I just found a better one. Will the board support this:

Ryan ⓡ

?

thx"

On a completely unrelated note (I think F minor), I've been collecting sketch trading cards for years and was very happy to add one of Ryan's to my world famous (in my mind only) collection!

OK. It's just as a (retired) trademark attorney it kinda set off bells.
Good luck Ryan!