how do I open a file from bash when it contains brackets

Question

A previous developer on my project created backup copies of files using the format "filename (date time).extension" even though the project was under SVN control (don't ask!!!). I now can't open those files from bash as I receive the error message

-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

Is there an escape character or quotes that I can use to instruct bash to open the file?

Answer 1

Same as always.

cat \(foo\)
cat '(foo)'