trademark
any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant in order to designate specific goods and to distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. A trademark is proprietary and is usually registered with the Patent and Trademark Office to assure its exclusive use by its owner or licensee.
a distinctive mark or feature particularly characteristic of or identified with a person or thing (often used attributively): her trademark wit and sarcasm.
to stamp or otherwise place a trademark designation upon.
to register the trademark of.
Origin of trademark
1- See also proprietary name.
Words Nearby trademark
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How to use trademark in a sentence
Produced by Rodney Jerkins, “Full Moon” introduced Brandy’s now trademark vocal stacking, gospel-inspired runs and buttery tone.
He was a clerk to Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittees on internal security as well as patents, trademarks and copyrights.
During this period, “technological progress kept forging ahead, and the consumer society grew and grew,” he writes, “and with it the category of the present, which this society targeted and, to an extent, appropriated as its particular trademark.”
Humanity is stuck in short-term thinking. Here’s how we escape. | Katie McLean | October 21, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMicrosoft argued that the crime network is abusing its trademark.
A ring of trees shades customers as they peer into Apple products displayed on the company’s trademark maple tables.
Apple’s ‘most ambitious’ new store is a departure from its signature design | claychandler | September 8, 2020 | Fortune
Mubarak was present, wheeled in on a hospital trolley and wearing his trademark sunglasses.
Mubarak’s Acquittal Signals Complete Triumph of Military Over Arab Spring | Jamie Dettmer | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut it was the subtle things like his trademark side-smile or his formal “Mr. Torre” ways that had us swooning.
The Captain’s Log: Derek Jeter’s Lady-Killing Past, From ‘Yeah, Jeets!’ to Gift Baskets | Emily Shire | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne act was a man with a short beard, and a short flowing robe: a trademark style of Salafis.
Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire | Kim Ghattas | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNavajo Nation once took Urban Outfitters to court for trademark infringement.
Who Designed Urban Outfitters's Bloody Kent State Shirt? They Won't Say | Asawin Suebsaeng | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLast week, the U.S. Patent and trademark Office said the Redskins name and logo should not have trademark protection.
The Native Americans Who Voted for ‘The Fighting Sioux’ | Evan Weiner | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn some cases, too, their trademark rights had been virtually ruined by the closeness of Japanese imitation.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeA Geneva watch thus constructed bore what was practically the trademark of excellence.
Christopher and the Clockmakers | Sara Ware BassettThe amazing thing is that they all bear the—shall we say—trademark of the same Controller.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)He had overlooked only one possible precaution—that of ripping out the tailor's trademark from his coat.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville BuckAfter I get the trademark tattooed on your hand I'll notify old Urique.
Roads of Destiny | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for trademark
/ (ˈtreɪdˌmɑːk) /
the name or other symbol used to identify the goods produced by a particular manufacturer or distributed by a particular dealer and to distinguish them from products associated with competing manufacturers or dealers. A trademark that has been officially registered and is therefore legally protected is known as a Registered Trademark
any distinctive sign or mark of the presence of a person or animal
to label with a trademark
to register as a trademark
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