trademark

Trademark. A special symbol or design that a company puts on its products; A unique symbol used to represent its products

trademark n; A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products. Especially, such a term that is registered with a government agency so as to have legal protection against use by other companies. Any proprietary business, product or service name. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic. v. (transitive, proscribed) To register something as a trademark. (transitive, proscribed) To so label a product. adj. (informal) Distinctive, characteristic, signature.