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as in brand
a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece of merchandise and legally reserved for the exclusive use of that person or company
"Kleenex" is a trademark for a cleansing tissue
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as in logo
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the golden arches are a trademark of McDonald's
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Recent Examples of trademark
Trade dress rights are different from trademark rights, which center on brand names, logos and slogans.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Urban also makes much comic hay of Cage’s trademark sunglasses and his middle-finger way of adjusting them.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
County administrators asked state lawmakers earlier this year for the trademark deal requirement to protect the county from lawsuits, after raising various legal concerns.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Besides serving drinks, sandwiches and Trompeau’s trademark croissants, the Cherry Creek store will also have a space for artists with Down syndrome to sell their work.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Urban also makes much comic hay of Cage’s trademark sunglasses and his middle-finger way of adjusting them.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
County administrators asked state lawmakers earlier this year for the trademark deal requirement to protect the county from lawsuits, after raising various legal concerns.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Besides serving drinks, sandwiches and Trompeau’s trademark croissants, the Cherry Creek store will also have a space for artists with Down syndrome to sell their work.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trademark
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Luckily these pests can be controlled with a natural spray of spinosad found in Bonide, Fertilome and Southern Ag brands of insecticides usually offered for caterpillar control at independent garden centers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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After all, the brand is synonymous with high-quality pigments and innovative finishes, inclusive color ranges, and the kind of skin-like finish that blurs the line between backstage artistry and everyday luxury.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
10 May 2026
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Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Before the crowd split into teams, one person from each group donned an orange safety vest emblazoned with the logo of BrightView, the landscaping firm that does trash collection downtown.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even Luke Skywalker dons a pair of beige Levi’s—transformed from a miner’s uniform into a symbol of rebellious cool by the likes of James Dean—to blend in with the desert sands of Tatooine, a former mining outpost.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Irises are a symbol of courage and hope—and Van Gogh’s masterpiece evokes vitality, decay, and the cycle of life itself.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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According to British Vogue, the designer is said to have created the dress as a nod to France, with national flowers and bees — the emblem of Napoleon — embroidered on the skirt.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Fashion Nova baddie in horizontal sprawl off the Vertigo, for example, is an emblem for those in the know.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Some of those partnerships have seemed like the antithesis of the chic vibe that’s been the film’s hallmark since 2006.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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And sometimes the music does traffic in the kinds of clichés about middle-American purity of spirit that have long been a hallmark of conservative rhetoric.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Trademark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trademark. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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