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by nocman 3910 days ago
Yeah, if memory serves you have to have a registered trademark (the kind that gives you the circled "R") to have any real protection.

I think the plain TM might help you if it is published on paper (like in some well-known dated publication) and you are later fighting someone else for the registered trademark, but it might be only slightly better than no help whatsoever.