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trademark

trademark

77 3.4
A name, symbol, or design legally used by a company to show who made a product
  • noun
  • /ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : marca registrada
  • Before launching her new brand, she filed for a trademark to protect its name.
  • a registered trademark
  • to register a trademark
  • the trademark office

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Examples

  • The logo on the product is a registered trademark of the company.

  • DEC is a registered trademark, and Alpha and AXP are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Well, she asked about the trademark.

  • Are we gonna get into any trademark or copyright issues here?

  • OK so this important call is with my most expensive friend AKA my lawyer trying to lock in the trademark for this D company name.

  • And he is prepared to relinquish trademark rights for only $2 million.

  • And I spent, as soon as that idea came up, I took it to the US Patent and Trademark Office and they actually denied my trademark.

  • POWER2 is a trademark, and RISC System/6000 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Many businesses use a specific name as their trademark to distinguish themselves in the market.

Synonyms

symbol
vstrademark
625 3.5

An object that stands for an idea or feeling

is the legally registered sign meant to represent a company or product
logo
vstrademark
209 1.8

A picture or symbol a company uses so people can easily recognise it

is the legally registered sign representing a company or product
brand name
vstrademark
33 1.6

A name a company gives to a product or service to show it is different from others

is the legally registered sign that can also be a word or phrase
trade name
vstrademark
2 2.9

A name a company gives to a product or service to sell it

is the legally registered sign not only used for marketing
logotype
vstrademark
1 6.8

A simple picture or design that shows a company's brand

is the legally registered sign used for official identification

Antonyms

generic
  • Specialized
30 4.7

A drug not sold under a brand name and usually cheaper

How Official

trademark
  • Specialized
77 3.4
to badge
1 6.9
logo
209 1.8
emblem
42 4.0
mark
167 2.0
symbol
625 3.5

Surface Forms

trademark singular
trademarks plural

Morphology

trademark = trade + mark (transparent) = trade + mark

Clear compound of 'trade' + 'mark' meaning 'a mark used in commerce'; the legal-registration nuance is a specialized usage but derivable from the components.

Etymology

Trademark comes from two simple words, trade ('buying and selling') and mark ('sign'). It originally meant a sign put on goods to show who made them, and that's why a trademark today is a symbol or name that identifies and legally protects a company or product.