trademark

  1. Adjective.  (informal) distinctive, characteristic, signature.
  2. Noun.  A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products. Indicated by the symbol ™, when registered with a government authority it is sometimes indicated by the symbol ®.
  3. Noun.  Any proprietary business, product or service name.
  4. Verb.  To register something as a trademark.
  5. Verb.  To so label a product.

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