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This kind of static in the U.S. labor market now — and perhaps in the future — looks nothing like the dynamism that has long been its trademark.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

McGee’s own work is also in dialogue with itself: Geometric patterns, inspired in part by Islamic tile designs, share the canvas with his trademark male faces with drooping, melancholic eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

His third-most-popular TikTok video is from July Fourth, when he danced around in his trademark black V-neck and American-flag cowboy hat, lipsyncing to Taylor Swift.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Target’s revamped Soho location in New York is designed to help consumers discover new products, with cues to signal sophistication that include a darker shade of the retailer’s trademark red.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“A mile,” he says quickly, and his eyebrows raise in a little bit of his trademark impishness.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“In-N-Out Burger takes the protection of its brand, trademarks, and trade dress very seriously,” the Sept. 23 email, reviewed by The Times, reads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Promotional content posted by the White House on social media also included images that resemble trademarks and designs from Microsoft-owned Xbox.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The outlet also said that Molly Tea and its affiliated firms had applied for multiple trademarks that were rejected by the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

De Palma may be best known for his stylistic trademarks and penchant for perversion, but he’s also one of American cinema’s great realists.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

If I died, I didn’t want people remembering me for the stacks of legal briefs I’d written or the corporate trademarks I’d helped defend.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Still, if the expansion is approved, the CFP will have its own version of the NCAA’s trademarked titles Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In Federal Court documents, Adidas states that its three-striped design has a "substantial and valuable reputation" in Australia, where it has been trademarked since 1957.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

We wrote here last month about the trademark lawsuits being filed by the rest-stop chain Buc-ee’s as it expands in the U.S., alleging that other companies’ mascots infringe on its trademarked beaver character.

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

And, to continue the analogy, you cannot establish a name in a day or two, any more than the manufacturer can make his trademarked goods universally known in a short period.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Ned Wayburn

EU regulations do not allow trademarking a brand that simply describes a product or service, as that would mean competitors could no longer use those terms in their advertising.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Actual celebrities who have begun trademarking their names and catchphrases do so because their careers are likely to be impacted by AI facsimiles of them.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

The University of Cambridge has won its fight to stop a rowing company based in the city trademarking its name.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

Matthew McConaughey is taking a novel legal approach to combat unauthorized artificial-intelligence fakes: trademarking himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

The name was chosen because of difficulties Intel had in trademarking a number.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele