商しょう標ひょう

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Meanings

noun

trademark

Refers to a legally registered mark used to distinguish goods or services. Common in business and legal contexts.

このロゴは当とう社しゃの登とう録ろく商しょう標ひょうです。
This logo is a registered trademark of our company.
商しょう標ひょう権けんを侵しん害がいしないように注ちゅう意いしてください。
Please be careful not to infringe trademark rights.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を商しょう標ひょうとして登とう録ろくするto register something as a trademark
会かい社しゃはそのロゴを商しょう標ひょうとして登とう録ろくした。
The company registered the logo as a trademark.
商しょう標ひょうを侵しん害がいするto infringe on a trademark
その会かい社しゃは他た社しゃの商しょう標ひょうを侵しん害がいしたと訴うったえられた。
The company was sued for infringing on another firm's trademark.
商しょう標ひょうを出しゅつ願がんするto file an application for a trademark
新しん製せい品ひんの名な前まえを商しょう標ひょうとして出しゅつ願がんした。
We filed a trademark application for the new product's name.

Kanji

商make a deal, selling, dealing in
標signpost, seal, mark

Related words

ブランドN3
ブランド refers broadly to a brand and its image or reputation, while 商標 specifically denotes the legally registered mark itself.
登とう録ろく商しょう標ひょう
登録商標 specifically means a trademark that has been officially registered, whereas 商標 can also refer to an unregistered mark used in commerce.
トレードマーク
商標 is the precise legal term for a registered trademark, while トレードマーク is the everyday loanword that also covers a person's distinctive trait.

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特とっ許きょN1
商標 protects a name, logo, or mark identifying goods or services, while 特許 protects a new invention or technical idea.
銘めい柄がら
商標 is a legal trademark registered to protect a brand, whereas 銘柄 simply names the brand or make itself without any legal implication.
商しょう法ほう
商法 (business method/commercial law) and 商標 (trademark) share the kanji 商 but refer to completely different concepts.

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商しょう品ひん名めい
商標 is a legally registered trademark or symbol protecting a brand, while 商品名 is simply the name given to a product, with no legal implication.
著ちょ作さく権けんN1
商標 is a trademark protecting brand names and logos, distinct from 著作権 which protects the content of creative works.

Word family

Etymology

Compound of 商 (commerce) and 標 (mark, sign), literally 'commerce mark'. The term is a direct translation of the English 'trademark' and has been used in Japanese legal and business contexts since the late 19th century.