JÃrg Knappen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The following letterlike symbol is still missing from UNicode: > > Warenzeichen > > looks like "Encircled Wz" -- the circle is actually an ellipse. > Usage: In german dictionaries and lexika it is used to denote words > which are registered marks by some owners. This usage is still > flowering. > > I remember that the symbol was also used in advertisements once, but > it is replaced by the more fashionable REGISTERED SIGN or TRADEMARK > SIGN in this field. > > The symbol occurs in the private use area of MS Reference Sans Serif > and MS Reference Serif in the PUA position U+F7BF.
I would have sworn I'd seen this mentioned before, and someone had presented a reason not to encode it. It certainly seems to me to be a reasonable candidate. As I recall, Warenzeichen is a somewhat different legal concept from trademark and registered trademark. -Doug Ewell Fullerton, California http://users.adelphia.net/~dewell/
