Registered Trademark vs. Copyright

[itsfefe]

Hey everyone,

So my business name has finally been Registered Trademarked. Well, not the actual business name but something similar to the business name.
E.g. Business Name is GOODIESHOP LTD
Registered Trademarked: GoodieShop

I just need some guidance on what information to display on the footer of my website.

At the moment the footer appears as: ® 2024, GoodieShop

I've checked other websites to get an idea of what information should be displayed but it appears they have the Copyright symbol and not the registered trademark.
Including the major companies e.g. Nike, Amazon, etc.

Someone, please help me out here.

Thanks

 

[cjd]

Copyright - it's there to protect the content on the website.
® Is used to protect the name.

 

[fisicx]

You don’t need to put either on the website. Nobody cares if you have a trademark and the website is copyright by default. Adding the year is just pointless.

All you need are the company details.

 

[DontAsk]

At the moment the footer appears as: ® 2024, GoodieShop

The R symbol on it's own like that is meaningless. It needs to be used to identify the registered trademark.

It should be "GoodieShop® is a registered trademark of GOODIESHOP LTD", assuming the business owns the trademark and not you personally.

Copyright is for content that you create, and is an automatic legal right so long as the work is original.

Someone could violate your copyright without violating your trademark, and vice-versa.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

Nobody cares if you have a trademark and the website is copyright by default

Spot on. If someone is going to use the name, it won't care about a R or C!