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Clearance, privacy & defamation · Core

Trademark

Also called: trade mark

ELI5

A sign, name, logo or other indicator protected in relation to identifying the source of goods or services.

Used in conversation

“Please confirm trademark before the project is sold or released.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Trademark” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • CopyrightCopyright protects original expression; trademark protects source-identifying names, symbols and brand indicators.
Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.