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trademark, brand, brand name
A legally registered mark, name, or symbol that identifies a product or company and distinguishes it from others.
商標を登録する。
To register a trademark.
この名前は登録商標です。
This name is a registered trademark.
商標権の侵害で訴えられた企業が和解金を支払った。
The company that was sued for trademark infringement paid a settlement.
USAGE:
A legal and business term. Commonly seen with 登録 (registration) in the phrase 登録商標 (registered trademark, equivalent to the ® symbol). The symbol ™ is sometimes shown as TM in Japanese text.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 登録商標: registered trademark (®)
- 商標権: trademark rights
- 商標侵害: trademark infringement
- 商標を登録する: to register a trademark
- 商標法: Trademark Act