trademark
verbEtymology From trade + mark.
1
Proscribed To register something as a trademark.
2
Proscribed To so label a product.
trademark
nounUK /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/ · CA, US /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/
Etymology From trade + mark.
1
A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
2
Especially, such a term that is registered with a government agency so as to have legal protection against use by other companies.
3
Any proprietary business, product or service name.
- Trademark Notice / The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies: […] Google is a trademark of Google Corporation; eBay is a trademark of eBay, Inc.2005, Kai A. Olsen, The Internet, the Web, and eBusiness, page xv:
4
The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.
- Derived terms
- genericised trademark, genericized trademark, registered trademark, retrademark, trademarkability, trademarkable, trademark dilution, trademarker, trademark erosion, trademark infringement, trademark symbol, trademark troll