Find & Replace with wrapped superscript
HTML
<div>Text ™, ®, ©</div>
<div>
<p>™</p>
<b>Rob®</b>
</div>
JavaScript
$('body :not(script,sup)').contents().filter(function() {
return this.nodeType === 3;
}).replaceWith(function() {
return this.nodeValue.replace(/[™®©]/g, '<sup>$&</sup>');
});