diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Textile.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Textile.hs
index 7044cbad4..e1d608eed 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Textile.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Textile.hs
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ Left to be implemented:
  - Pandoc Meta Information (title, author, date)
  - footnotes
  - dimension sign
- - registered, trademark, and copyright symbols
- - acronyms
  - uppercase
  - definition lists
  - continued blocks (ex bq..)
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ readTextile state s = (readWith parseTextile) state (s ++ "\n\n")
 
 -- | Special chars border strings parsing
 specialChars :: [Char]
-specialChars = "\\[]<>*#_@~-+^&,.;:!?|\"'%"
+specialChars = "\\[]<>*#_@~-+^&,.;:!?|\"'%()"
 
 -- | Generate a Pandoc ADT from a textile document
 parseTextile :: GenParser Char ParserState Pandoc
@@ -312,6 +310,7 @@ inlines = manyTill inline newline
 -- | Inline parsers tried in order
 inlineParsers :: [GenParser Char ParserState Inline]
 inlineParsers = [ autoLink
+                , mark
                 , str
                 , htmlSpan
 --                , smartPunctuation -- from markdown reader
@@ -332,16 +331,40 @@ inlineParsers = [ autoLink
                 , symbol
                 ]
 
+-- | Trademark, registered, copyright
+mark :: GenParser Char st Inline
+mark = try $ char '(' >> (try tm <|> try reg <|> copy)
+
+reg :: GenParser Char st Inline
+reg = do
+  oneOf "Rr"
+  char ')'
+  return $ Str "\174"
+
+tm :: GenParser Char st Inline
+tm = do
+  oneOf "Tt"
+  oneOf "Mm"
+  char ')'
+  return $ Str "\8482"
+
+copy :: GenParser Char st Inline
+copy = do
+  oneOf "Cc"
+  char ')'
+  return $ Str "\169"
+
 -- | Any string
 str :: GenParser Char ParserState Inline
 str = do
   xs <- many1 (noneOf (specialChars ++ "\t\n "))
-  optional $ charsInBalanced '(' ')' -- drop acronym explanation
-                                     -- e.g. PBS(Public Broadcasting Service)
+  optional $ try $ do
+    lookAhead (char '(')
+    notFollowedBy' mark
+    charsInBalanced '(' ')' -- drop acronym explanation
   -- parse a following hyphen if followed by a letter
   -- (this prevents unwanted interpretation as starting a strikeout section)
   result <- option xs $ try $ do
-              guard $ not . null $ xs
               char '-'
               next <- lookAhead letter
               guard $ isLetter (last xs) || isLetter next
diff --git a/tests/textile-reader.native b/tests/textile-reader.native
index d657521e6..613c6ac6b 100644
--- a/tests/textile-reader.native
+++ b/tests/textile-reader.native
@@ -125,4 +125,10 @@ Pandoc (Meta {docTitle = [Str ""], docAuthors = [[Str ""]], docDate = [Str ""]})
 , BulletList
   [ [ Plain [Str "this",Space,Str "<",Str "div",Str ">",Space,Str "won",Str "'",Str "t",Space,Str "produce",Space,Str "raw",Space,Str "html",Space,Str "blocks",Space,Str "<",Str "/div",Str ">"] ]
   , [ Plain [Str "but",Space,Str "this",Space,HtmlInline "<strong>",Space,Str "will",Space,Str "produce",Space,Str "inline",Space,Str "html",Space,HtmlInline "</strong>"] ] ]
-, Para [Str "Can",Space,Str "you",Space,Str "prove",Space,Str "that",Space,Str "2",Space,Str "<",Space,Str "3",Space,Str "?"] ]
+, Para [Str "Can",Space,Str "you",Space,Str "prove",Space,Str "that",Space,Str "2",Space,Str "<",Space,Str "3",Space,Str "?"]
+, Header 1 [Str "Acronyms",Space,Str "and",Space,Str "marks"]
+, Para [Str "PBS"]
+, Para [Str "Hi",Str "\8482"]
+, Para [Str "Hi",Space,Str "\8482"]
+, Para [Str "\174",Space,Str "Hi",Str "\174"]
+, Para [Str "Hi",Str "\169",Str "2008",Space,Str "\169",Space,Str "2008"] ]
diff --git a/tests/textile-reader.textile b/tests/textile-reader.textile
index 0b65e11bb..ed3b02bfe 100644
--- a/tests/textile-reader.textile
+++ b/tests/textile-reader.textile
@@ -178,3 +178,15 @@ Html blocks can be <div>inlined</div> as well.
 * but this <strong> will produce inline html </strong>
 
 Can you prove that 2 < 3 ?
+
+h1. Acronyms and marks
+
+PBS(Public Broadcasting System)
+
+Hi(tm)
+
+Hi (TM)
+
+(r) Hi(r)
+
+Hi(c)2008 (C) 2008