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trademark

[trayd-mahrk] / ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk /


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"The drop shot is part of my game," Alcaraz said after sealing victory with a trademark touch.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I want to keep working with interesting people,” he says with his trademark buoyancy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The title track balances ringing classic rock chords mixed with Morello’s trademark Bomb Squad-esque riffs against a half-spoken, half-chanted narration and a white-hot guitar solo.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

In June, the company filed a trademark application for “create your own market,” a step toward what former employees say is one of Coplan’s long-desired growth plays—to let people list markets on whatever interests them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

But she just sits there, silently watching as Vanessa adjusts her trademark racing glasses, rolls her shoulders and neck, shakes out her legs, and finally gets down in the blocks.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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

It’s an album that aligns with each musician’s trademarks — characterized by Lange’s soothing electronica and Reyna’s eclectic elasticity — but an entirely unique work within their respective discographies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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

Here we read of “a dashing figure, whose trademarks include a field marshal’s cap, gold-rimmed sunglasses like those worn by movie stars and his signature corncob pipe.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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

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

It’s exactly the kind of expanding, heart-filling rock ‘n’ roll ballad that Springsteen has practically trademarked at this point.

From Salon ● May 28, 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

Her legal team argued that the way Cathay Home has styled the word "Swift" in its branding closely resembled the singer's trademarked cursive signature.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 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

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 trademarking himself to fight AI fakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

“Somebody probably already beat me to that,” Sanders said of trademarking “hot garbage.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

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




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