Definition of "trademark" []

• A name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer. (noun)
• A distinctive characteristic by which a person or thing comes to be known: the shuffle and snicker that became the comedian's trademark. (noun)
• To label (a product) with proprietary identification. (verb-transitive)
• To register (something) as a trademark. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others."
• "A further trademark is the blokeish matiness between Jack and his many friends and associates, which he regularly uses to help his investigation along."
• "Designing a trademark is a multi-step process for us."