TRADEMARK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trademark mean? 

• TRADEMARK (noun)
  The noun TRADEMARK has 2 senses:

1. a distinctive characteristic or attribute

2. a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

  Familiarity information: TRADEMARK used as a noun is rare.

• TRADEMARK (verb)
  The verb TRADEMARK has 2 senses:

1. mark with a brand or trademark

2. register the trademark of

  Familiarity information: TRADEMARK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRADEMARK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A distinctive characteristic or attribute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

earmark; hallmark; stylemark; trademark

Hypernyms ("trademark" is a kind of...):

characteristic (a distinguishing quality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trademark"):

mold; mould (a distinctive nature, character, or type)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("trademark" is a kind of...):

mark; marker; marking (a distinguishing symbol)

Domain member usage:

Twinkie (a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling)

Vinylite (any of various vinyl resins)

Bakelite (a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.)

Styrofoam (a light resilient foam of polystyrene)

Plasticine (a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools))

Mylar (a thin polyester film)

Realtor (a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors)

Drambuie (a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur)

Liederkranz (a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor)

Pablum (a soft form of cereal for infants)

Crazy Glue (a commercial brand of epoxy glue)

Life Saver (a candy shaped like a small lifesaver)

Spam (a canned meat made largely from pork)

Windows ((trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface)

Ask Jeeves (a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms)

Yahoo (a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance)

Linux (an open-source version of the UNIX operating system)

Winchester (a shoulder rifle)

Wedgwood (a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background)

Kitty Litter (granulated clay; placed in a container where it absorbs the waste products of a cat or dog)

Nichrome (an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures; used for resistance heating elements)

Microtaggant ((trademark) a microscopic and traceable identification particle used to trace explosives or other hazardous materials or to prevent counterfeiting)

Malathion (a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites)

Kwell (a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo)

Kleenex (a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief)

Invar (an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments)

Inconel (a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades)

Freon (any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant)

Duralumin (an aluminum-based alloy)

Clorox (a commercial bleaching agent)

Pyrex (a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry)

carborundum (an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals)

Carboloy (an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools)

Tums; Rolaids; Pepto-bismal; Mylanta; Maalox; Bromo-seltzer; Brioschi (an antacid)

Alka-seltzer (a commercial antacid that contains aspirin; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution)

Elastoplast (an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds)

Lilo (a type of inflatable air mattress)

Lastex (yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads)

Jaws of Life (hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside)

video iPod ((trademark) an iPod that can also play video files)

iPod ((trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files)

Hum-Vee; Humvee (a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive)

Hoover (a kind of vacuum cleaner)

Harris Tweed (a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides)

Frisbee (a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition)

Formica (any of various plastic laminates containing melamine)

Viyella (a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool)

Dumpster (a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste)

Crock Pot (an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature)

Courtelle (an acrylic fabric resembling wool)

Colt (a kind of revolver)

Band Aid (trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters)

Seeing Eye dog ((trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person)

Parcheesi (a modern board game based on pachisi)

Monopoly (a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die)

Scrabble (a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game)

Loafer (a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel)

Walkman ((trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones)

Victrola (a brand of gramophone)

Velcro (nylon fabric used as a fastening)

Vaseline (a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly)

Ultrasuede (a synthetic suede cloth)

Teleprompter (a prompter for television performers)

Stanley Steamer (a steam-powered automobile)

Spode (a brand of fine English porcelain)

Sno-cat (a kind of snowmobile)

skivvies ((used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants)

Silex (a vacuum coffee maker)

Sheetrock (a kind of plasterboard)

Rolodex ((trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers)

Rollerblade ((trademark) an in-line skate)

Phillips screw (a screw with a special head having crossed slots)

Orlon (an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns)

Model T (the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927)

Masonite (a type of fiberboard)

Luger (a German semiautomatic pistol)

Link trainer (an early form of flight simulator)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trademark"):

Sharpie (a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface)

logo; logotype (a company emblem or device)

Domain member category:

Bufferin (aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin))

Domain member usage:

Ping-Pong (a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball)

Segway ((trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment)

Scotch tape (transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending)

RU 486 (an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo)

Roneograph; Roneo (a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo))

Proventil (a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness)

Principen (semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin))

Princeton WordNet (a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University)

Polycillin (semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin))

Plexiglas (a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic)

Segway Human Transporter ((trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment)

Photostat machine; Photostat (a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper)

Phenaphen (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))

Perspex (a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin)

Pernod ((registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise)

Panadol (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))

Mecholyl (parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity)

Meccano set (a child's construction set for making mechanical models)

Terylene (a kind of polyester fabric)

Zyloprim (a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid)

Zovirax (an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms)

WordNet (a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University)

Wiffle Ball; Wiffle ((trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts)

Weston cell (a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston))

Ventolin (a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness)

Tylenol (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))

Theobid (a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator)

Segway HT ((trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment)

Terramycin (a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections)

Tempra (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))

Teflon (a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided)

Stellite (a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear)

St. Joseph (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)

Slo-Bid (a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator)

SK-Ampicillin (semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin))

Sellotape (transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending)

MapQuest (a free, widely-used Web Map Server)

BVD (trademark for men's underwear)

Elinvar (Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures)

Elavil (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications)

Datril (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))

Dacron (a kind of polyester fabric)

Cordarone (an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective)

Chemical Mace ((trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization)

Caterpillar (a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work)

Capoten (a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure)

BVD's (trademark for men's underwear)

Elixophyllin (a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator)

BuSpar (a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety)

Benzedrine (a form of amphetamine)

Bayer (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)

Azactam (an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects)

Aqua-Lung (a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)

Anaprox (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation)

Anacin III (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))

Aleve (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation)

Alar (a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time)

Jell-O (fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder)

Aflaxen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation)

Mace ((trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization)

Lucite (a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin)

Lipitor (an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given)

Linotype machine; Linotype (a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal)

Levi's (a popular brand of jeans)

Lego set; Lego ((trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models)

Meccano (a child's construction set for making mechanical models)

Inocor (a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium)

Imuran (an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ)

Identikit picture; Identikit (a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought)

Hypertensin (any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels)

Google (a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search)

Fosamax (a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause)

Empirin (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)

Elspar (antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia)

• TRADEMARK (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mark with a brand or trademark

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

brand; brandmark; trademark

Context example:

when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price

Hypernyms (to "trademark" is one way to...):

label; mark; tag (attach a tag or label to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Register the trademark of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The company trademarked their new gadget

Hypernyms (to "trademark" is one way to...):

file; register (record in a public office or in a court of law)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Gamma Knife is a registered trademark of Elekta Instruments, Inc.

(Gamma Knife, NCI Dictionary)

It has round, large, very dark eyes and trademark large ears.

(Chihuahua, NCI Thesaurus)

A brand name may be trademarked.

(BR Term Type, NCI Thesaurus)

The legal permission to use the work of an individual's original creation, such as trademarks, copyrights, patents, proprietary technologies and images.

(Intellectual Property Rights, NCI Thesaurus)

Jupiter's trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling anti-cyclonic storm larger than Earth — has shrunk to its smallest size ever measured.

(Jupiter's great red spot is shrinking, NASA)

Last month, Mercury was retrograde from February 16 onward, but you started to feel the trademark slowdowns of Mercury out of phase earlier, from February 2.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The authors recommend that toy companies and others who use endangered species as trademarks donate some of their profits to wildlife conservation.

(Study: Popularity of Wildlife Can Harm Public's Perception, VOA)

Drug label must include: trademark and category of product, description of product chemical and physical characteristics, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, data on absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, special populations, clinical studies, efficacy and safety data, indications, contraindications, adverse events warnings and precautions including lab tests; potential drug interactions, carcinogens statement, pregnancy category.

(Medical Product Label, NCI Thesaurus)

If, for example, you are filing a trademark or patent, under these twinkling stars, the future bodes well for your venture.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You will always feel the delays and postponements that are the trademark of Mercury retrograde two weeks ahead of its onset and two weeks after, so it’s best to take your most important actions in January.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)