Trademark

How it is used

Trademarks are registered for specific classes of goods and services, in Turkey with TÜRKPATENT and in the EU with the EUIPO. You register, use, license or infringe a trademark. The symbol ® marks a registered trademark; ™ is often used for unregistered ones.

Example sentences

1. We registered the trademark in Turkey and the EU before the launch.

2. The distributor may use our trademarks only on approved packaging.

Common collocations

• register a trademark
• trademark infringement
• trademark license
• registered trademark
• trademark owner

Related terms

• intellectual propertyLegal rights over creations of the mind, such as inventions, brands, designs, software and written works; the main types are patents, trademarks, copyright and designs.
• infringementThe use of someone else's intellectual property, such as a patent, trademark or copyright, without permission.
• licensePermission from the owner of a right, such as a patent, trademark or software, allowing someone else to use it under agreed conditions, often in return for payment.
• franchiseA business arrangement in which the owner of a brand and business system lets others run outlets using its name, methods and support in return for fees.

More terms: Intellectual Property

• patent
• copyright
• royalty
• trade secret