1. Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
   "'Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which 'acetaminophen' is the generic form"

1. An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
   - proprietorship

Derived forms: proprietaries

See also: branded, copyrighted, patented, proprietor, trademarked

Type of: ownership

Antonym: nonproprietary

Encyclopedia: Proprietary

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