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Trademark vs Registration - What's the difference?

trademark | registration |

As nouns the difference between trademark and registration

is that trademark is a word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products while registration is (uncountable) the act of signing up or registering for something.

As an adjective trademark

is (informal) distinctive, characteristic, signature.

As a verb trademark

is to register something as a trademark.

trademark

Adjective

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  • (informal) distinctive, characteristic, signature
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
  • Any proprietary business, product or service name.
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  • See also

    * brand

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To register something as a trademark.
  • 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.

    registration

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) the act of signing up or registering for something
  • ''Complete the registration process
  • (countable) that which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers
  • Did you submit your car registration yet?
  • (uncountable) alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process
  • (uncountable) the location where guests register, especially with a hotel.
  • The elevators are just past registration .
  • (music) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.