Definition of 'trademark'
Word forms: plural trademarks
1. countable noun
A trademark is a name or symbol that a company uses on its products and that cannot legally be used by another company.
2. countable noun [with poss]
If you say that something is the trademark of a particular person or place, you mean that it is characteristic of them or typically associated with them.
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trademark in British English
noun
1.
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
2.
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trademark in American English
noun
1.
a symbol, design, word, letter, etc. used by a manufacturer or dealer to distinguish a product or products from
those of competitors: usually registered and protected by law
see also service mark verb transitive
3.
to put a trademark on (a product)
4.
to register (a symbol, word, etc.) as a trademark
adjective
5. Informal
of or being a distinctive, identifying feature or characteristic
a mystery novel full of her trademark plot twists
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trademark in American English
(ˈtreidˌmɑːrk)
noun
1.
any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant in order to designate his or her goods and to distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. A trademark is a proprietary term that is usually registered with the Patent and Trademark Office to assure its exclusive use by its owner
2.
a distinctive mark or feature particularly characteristic of or identified with a person or thing
transitive verb
3.
to stamp or otherwise place a trademark designation upon
4.
to register the trademark of
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trademark
British English: trademark
/ˈtreɪdmɑːk/ NOUN
A trademark is a name or symbol that a company uses on its products and that cannot legally be used by another company.
- American English: trademark /ˈtreɪdmɑrk/
- Arabic: عَلَامَةٌ تـِجَارِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: marca registrada
- Chinese: 商标
- Croatian: zaštitni znak
- Czech: obchodní značka
- Danish: varemærke
- Dutch: handelsmerk
- European Spanish: marca comercial
- Finnish: tavaramerkki
- French: marque déposée
- German: Handelszeichen
- Greek: εμπορικό σήμα
- Italian: marchio
- Japanese: 商標
- Korean: 상표
- Norwegian: varemerke
- Polish: znak fabryczny
- European Portuguese: marca registada
- Romanian: marcă înregistrată
- Russian: торговая марка
- Latin American Spanish: marca de fábrica
- Swedish: varumärke
- Thai: เครื่องหมายการค้า
- Turkish: marka ticaret
- Ukrainian: торгова марка
- Vietnamese: thương hiệu
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