<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant in order to designate specific goods and to distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others.</li><li>A trademark is proprietary and is usually registered with the Patent and Trademark Office to assure its exclusive use by its owner or licensee.</li><li>a distinctive mark or feature particularly characteristic of or identified with a person or thing (often used attributively): her trademark wit and sarcasm.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to stamp or otherwise place a trademark designation upon.</li><li>to register the trademark of.</li></ul>