proprietary (redirected from proprietorship)

proprietary /pro·pri·e·tary/ (-pri´e-tar?e)

1. protected against free competition as to name, composition, or manufacturing process by patent, trademark, copyright, or other means.

2. a medicine so protected.

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pro·pri·e·tar·y (pr-pr-tr)

adj.

1. Exclusively owned, as of a hospital.

2. Owned by an individual or corporation under a trademark or patent, as of a drug.

n.

A proprietary medicine.

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proprietary (prōprī´terē),

adj controlled by a private interest; protected by patent, trademark, or copyright.

proprietary name,

n a brand name registered with the U.S. Patent Office under which the manufacturer markets his product. Also known as
brand name or
trade name.