retrademark
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]retrademark (third-person singular simple present retrademarks, present participle retrademarking, simple past and past participle retrademarked)
- (transitive) To trademark again or anew.
- 2016 May 20, Mipha, ZD Forums[1]:
- Pardon me if I'm wrong my understanding is very little, but if they don't have the trademark anymore can't anyone retrademark it and then it's theirs?
Usage notes
[edit]- Since the use of trademark as a verb is discouraged among practitioners of trademark law, the verb retrademark is not used in legal contexts. The preferred terminology would be to reregister a trademark or to renew a trademark.