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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
The names are so similar, however, that the chain sued some of the local restaurants for trademark infringement last year, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Bubba is named in the suit, accused of helping to develop the film using Hulk’s trademarks without permission, and of violating a settlement agreement.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Per the terms of the equity swap, the league will continue to own RedZone outright, while ESPN will assume the rights to distribute the feed and trademark the brand.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Can Ward operate with his trademark coolness with a bunch of Broncos breathing down his neck?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Bubba is named in the suit, accused of helping to develop the film using Hulk’s trademarks without permission, and of violating a settlement agreement.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Per the terms of the equity swap, the league will continue to own RedZone outright, while ESPN will assume the rights to distribute the feed and trademark the brand.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Can Ward operate with his trademark coolness with a bunch of Broncos breathing down his neck?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trademark
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Tributes were led by some of the biggest names in Italian fashion, including Donatella Versace, whose late brother Gianni founded Versace in Milan just three years after Armani launched his namesake brand in the Italian style capital.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Showtime has built its brand over the last couple of decades on a flawed central character, who is incredibly complex.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lisa also wore a pair of black tights emblazoned with the Louis Vuitton logo.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Uncle Herschel, the seated oldster in Cracker Barrel’s iconic logo, is not only a character from corporate lore, the founder’s real-life uncle, but a representative, even an aspirational, figure for a certain kind of American.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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By the 1980s, Armani suits became a power symbol for American businessmen thanks in part to the brand’s prominence in pop culture.—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the rush to make sense of the shooting based on these messages and symbols is misguided.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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In later centuries, Barbary lions were gifted between royal courts, kept in menageries, and even depicted on national emblems — as in the coat of arms of Morocco and the United Kingdom.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The square was built on the location of the 1789 uprising and where the Bastille prison, an emblem of tyranny, once stood and was dismantled.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Giorgio Armani always made independence – of thought and action – his hallmark.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The photos bear many of the hallmarks of college life, including string lights both inside and out, red solo cups and cans of alcohol, and some clothes scattered on the floor.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Trademark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trademark. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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