had trademarked
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past perfectof trademark.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
trademarknounany name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant in order to designate specific goods and to distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. A trademark is proprietary and is usually registered with the Patent and Trademark Office to assure its exclusive use by its owner or licensee.
Example Sentences
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"I wish he had trademarked it - I could easily fund all the films I want to make if he had."
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2020
If the original Lady A had trademarked the name and then let Lady Antebellum refer to themselves as Lady A, would that weaken her claim?
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2020
Nicole Fan says she and her husband will try to fight the lawsuit and hang on to the Panda Libre name, which they had trademarked without problems.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2020
While he had trademarked his watch and registered his brand, Dead End Survival, with Amazon, Harris hadn’t trademarked the name of his Amazon seller account, SharpSurvival.
From The Verge ● Dec. 19, 2018
The concessionaire had trademarked the image of Half Dome and even the phrase Yosemite National Park.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2017