hello I am tring to find out if a domain I own is copyrighted somewhere. Does anyone know a place where I can find this info. I tried google with poor results. Maybe someone here provides a service. Thanks
http://www.uspto.gov/ for the US registered ones. Just because it is not registered does not mean there isn't someone with a prior, valid claim who can take you to court over the issue.
Mentos covered the R. A TM (trademark un-registered) means that someone is claiming first use and calling that item a trademark for their business. SM (service mark un-registered) means about the same thing. Both are usually the first step in the long process of registering a trade or service mark. Trademarks can be registered at the state level as well as the federal level but restricts usage only within the state of filing. I really don't have a clue how that could or would apply to an international domain name.