tradenames
Registered product names
Tradenames are proprietary names under which products or services are marketed—brand names that distinguish one company's offerings from another's.
A tradename may be legally protected as a trademark: Tylenol is a tradename for acetaminophen.
The term also refers to the name under which a business operates, which may differ from its legal corporate name.
Also spelled as two words: trade names.
Proprietary product designation
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
- identityWho someone is
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
marketing · advertising · consumer · loyalty · equity · awareness · positioning · differentiation
Formal recording of participation
- infringementViolation of rights
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
protection · litigation · cease and desist · dilution · genericization · counterfeiting · licensing agreement · royalties
Commercial item's title
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- retailSales to end users
- consumer goodsProducts bought by individuals
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
distributor · wholesale · inventory · catalog · packaging · labeling · point of sale · shelf space
Devised mixture or expression
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- TylenolAcetaminophen brand name
- AdvilIbuprofen brand name
Prozac · Lipitor · compounding · labeling · FDA approval · dosage · active ingredient · manufacturer
brand name
Proprietary product designation
recognition · marketing · advertising · consumer · loyalty · equity · awareness · positioning · differentiation · packaging
registration
Formal recording of participation
- infringementViolation of rights
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
copyright · protection · litigation · cease and desist · dilution · genericization · counterfeiting · licensing agreement · royalties · ownership
product name
Commercial item's title
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- retailSales to end users
- consumer goodsProducts bought by individuals
manufacturer · distributor · wholesale · inventory · catalog · packaging · labeling · point of sale · shelf space · market share
formulation
Devised mixture or expression
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- TylenolAcetaminophen brand name
Advil · Prozac · Lipitor · compounding · labeling · FDA approval · dosage · active ingredient · manufacturer · pharmacy
Band-Aid
Branded adhesive strip
Styrofoam · Vaseline · Taser · Crock-Pot · Rollerblade
tradenamesgeneric names
Non-proprietary designations
common names · scientific names · common nouns · everyday words