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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
Byrne sued the group, claiming that the name was a trademark violation.
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Part of the reason for that delay stems from a trademark dispute with their former bandmates, bassist Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson, which was finally settled in 2024.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
The car has also been re-outfitted with a Rolls-Royce Pantheon Grille and Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, two features that Top Gear reports Dodd was forced to remove in the early 1980s following a trademark lawsuit from the automaker.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
From his ongoing squabbles with the City Council to recent public perceptions of a lack of transparency, the mayor’s trademark move-now, ask-questions-later approach has continued to deliver mixed results.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Part of the reason for that delay stems from a trademark dispute with their former bandmates, bassist Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson, which was finally settled in 2024.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
The car has also been re-outfitted with a Rolls-Royce Pantheon Grille and Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, two features that Top Gear reports Dodd was forced to remove in the early 1980s following a trademark lawsuit from the automaker.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
From his ongoing squabbles with the City Council to recent public perceptions of a lack of transparency, the mayor’s trademark move-now, ask-questions-later approach has continued to deliver mixed results.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trademark
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For that reason, too, the Grammy winner was compelled to furnish it primarily in one brand, RH, so that every bit of white oak would be the same.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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Keep reading to shop our top picks from brands like Gap, Madewell, and Levi’s.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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This gray panel matches the collar and Wings logo, and the rest of the upper is rendered in white and off-white.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The move all but guaranteed more travel chaos heading into the weekend, a potent symbol of the shutdown’s cascading effects.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Others wore keffiyehs, a symbol of Palestinian resistance, nodding to an issue that inspired many of Mamdani’s supporters and was in turn weaponized by his critics.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Through these stories, audiences learned to view extravagant dwellings as not just emblems of individual success but portals into a fantasy life.—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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The emblem took its present form in 1868.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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For example, in one platform’s presentation, none of the content demonstrated was localized into English, and video clips shown were not stripped of the extensive Japanese text overlays that are a hallmark of Japanese television, despite the platform being meant for international producers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many of the hallmarks of this longer-term occupation were taken from the blueprint Israel had first sketched out in 1956.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Trademark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trademark. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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