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trademark

[trayd-mahrk] / ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk /


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With the clock ticking down, Wade carried Newcastle forward with a trademark burst down the wing, but the home side were eventually guilty of holding on as Leicester gratefully kicked to touch to claim victory.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“What began as a fun photo session for a small-town high school football team unexpectedly became something that thousands of people connected with,” he wrote in an email to the trademark team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

As the band emerged in their trademark high-fashion, glittering outfits, the crowd danced freely, setting the tone for an evening that felt less like a routine tour stop and more like a homecoming.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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

His trademark purple complexion was even rosier than usual.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

In a statement on its website, the agency "strongly recommends to holders of trademarks, slogans, company names and others who do not yet own a .si domain that they register one as soon as possible".

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The album is loaded with Anthrax trademarks — serrated, crunchy riffs, soaring lead vocals, bludgeoning beats, and scorching guitar — but there are also galactic noise effects, angular song structures and atypical chord configurations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

While artists own their names, likenesses and logos under intellectual-property trademarks, music merchandisers say government enforcement is limited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

One ally describes this as one of Burnham's trademarks, telling me he was a "brilliant leader of teams, and that included Conservative and Lib Dem council leaders".

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

“I have always loved our elm trees which seemed like trademarks on our landscape,” wrote another Wisconsin woman.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The marketing takeaway: Protecting trademarked IP is critical.

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

The nonprofit recently trademarked its name and is in the process of copyrighting its livestream.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 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

But Hopkins didn’t have the name recognition to justify trademarking “Cocky.”

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 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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