diff --git a/clomonitor-core/src/linter/checks/trademark_disclaimer.rs b/clomonitor-core/src/linter/checks/trademark_disclaimer.rs
index 795f4974..4efefc3f 100644
--- a/clomonitor-core/src/linter/checks/trademark_disclaimer.rs
+++ b/clomonitor-core/src/linter/checks/trademark_disclaimer.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub(crate) static TRADEMARK_DISCLAIMER: LazyLock<RegexSet> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     RegexSet::new([
         r"https://(?:w{3}\.)?linuxfoundation.org/(?:legal/)?trademark-usage",
         r"The Linux Foundation.* has registered trademarks and uses trademarks",
-        r"Copyright © .+ a Series of LF Projects, LLC",
+        r"Copyright .+ a Series of LF Projects, LLC",
     ])
     .expect("exprs in TRADEMARK_DISCLAIMER to be valid")
 });
diff --git a/docs/checks.md b/docs/checks.md
index f523a42c..93eb8f89 100644
--- a/docs/checks.md
+++ b/docs/checks.md
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ This check passes if:
 ```sh
 "https://(?:w{3}\.)?linuxfoundation.org/(?:legal/)?trademark-usage"
 "The Linux Foundation.* has registered trademarks and uses trademarks"
-"Copyright © .+ a Series of LF Projects, LLC"
+"Copyright .+ a Series of LF Projects, LLC"
 ```
 
 Note: This check currently only supports static web sites where the content is delivered in an HTML page to the browser. If you use a dynamic site (e.g., React, Angular), your repo may want to set an [exemption](#exemptions) for this check ID.