proprietary name

American  

[pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee neym] / prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i ˈneɪm /

noun

1. a name of a product or service that is protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark and cannot be used by another party for commercial purposes without permission of the registered owner or licensee.

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proprietary name British  

noun

1. a name that is a trademark

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Etymology

Origin of proprietary name

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Some stores may still have the 2020 vintage, labeled with the proprietary name Avant.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2022

A ruby is often not labeled as such, but it may be called “reserve” or have a proprietary name, such as Graham’s Six Grapes.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2018

It's generic name, olaparib, has now been awarded the proprietary name of "Lynparza."

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2015

Instead of the proprietary name above, Prof. Duhring has suggested that of tinctura picis mineralis comp.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

From the gasholder the gas passes in a downward direction through two purifiers arranged in series, charged with a material supplied under the proprietary name of "Carburylen."

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)