Trade names and trademarks can be the same but mean two different things. A trade name is the name of a business. A trademark is a name, symbol, word, design, ...

The service mark, or SM, works similarly to the ™ mark but is used for services. The ® symbol means that a trademark is registered. 0. View Comments. Most Read.

T he world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in the exchange of farming produce and textiles, a new study suggests.