different between trademark vs genericide

English

Alternative forms

• trade mark

Etymology

From trade +? mark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?e?dm??(?)k/

Adjective

trademark (not comparable)

1. (informal) Distinctive, characteristic, signature.

Translations

Noun

trademark (plural trademarks)

2. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
3. Any proprietary business, product or service name.
4. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

Descendants

• ? Bengali: ?????????? (?re?mark)
• ? Hindi: ?????????? (?re?m?rk)

Translations

See also

• brand
• registered trademark
• service mark
• wordmark

Verb

trademark (third-person singular simple present trademarks, present participle trademarking, simple past and past participle trademarked)

1. (proscribed) To register something as a trademark.
2. (proscribed) To so label a product.

Usage notes

• Among practitioners of trademark law, it is generally considered incorrect to use “trademark” as a verb; the preferred terminology would be to use a trademark or to register a trademark.

Anagrams

• Mardakert

English

Etymology

From generic +? -cide.

Noun

genericide (plural genericides)

1. (rare, nonstandard) The act or process of letting a trademark term become so common that the trademark is indefensible.
2. (rare, nonstandard) The process by which trademark rights are diminished or lost as a result of common use in the marketplace.

See also

• brand
• registered trademark
• servicemark
• trademark

Further reading

• published use: Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law By David S Welkowitz