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.
verb (used with object)
to stamp or otherwise place a trademark designation upon.
Microsoft argued that the crime network is abusing its trademark.
Microsoft tries to take down a global criminal botnet|Verne Kopytoff|October 12, 2020|Fortune
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
According to Alexandra Roberts, a trademark professor at the University of New Hampshire, the campaign has yet to get final approval for the mark by using it in commerce.
Biden campaign trolls Trump by snatching ‘Keep America Great’ website|Jeff|August 28, 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|DAILY BEAST
But 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|DAILY BEAST
One 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|DAILY BEAST
Navajo 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|DAILY BEAST
But for now the trademark stands, as owner Daniel Snyder begins what is sure to be a lengthy appeals process.
Amanda Blackhorse Is ‘Confident’ Snyder Will Lose His Redskins Appeal|Robert Silverman|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not made of mare's milk, but the nickname for Caciocavallo because of the horse's head used to trademark the first edition of it.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
This instinct is fairly common in traders, and is clearly disclosed in trademark infringement cases.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Redistribution is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial redistribution.
The Imaginary Invalid|Molire
The word "concrete" is not in the least a technical term copyrighted by Hegel, nor is it his trademark.
A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University|Francis Ellingwood Abbot
Soon there was quite a large heap of dainty boxes of every shape and color, each bearing the trademark of a fashionable jeweller.
Bought and Paid For|Arthur Hornblow
British Dictionary definitions for trademark
trademark
/ (ˈtreɪdˌmɑːk) /
noun
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
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Words related to trademark
stamp, brand, label, tag, identification, mark, initials, logotype, brand name