trademarked

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of trademark.
  trademark

  noun

  any 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.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of trademark.
  trademark

  noun

  any 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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trademarked

The rest-stop chain is suing rivals over its trademarked beaver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The European Court of Justice confirmed that decision, saying the name OpenAI was not sufficiently distinctive to be trademarked.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Matthew McConaughey trademarked his taffylike delivery of “Alright alright alright.”

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Saavedra had already trademarked the name in California, so it got a big payout to give up the name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

The fast-food vendor may own a trademarked phrase or jingle that the public learns to associate with his product.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle

Related Words

• brand
• label
• stamp