proprietary name
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pro·pri·e·tar·y name
(prō-prī'ĕ-tār'ē nām),The protected brand name or trademark, registered with the U.S. Patent Office, under which a manufacturer markets its product. It is written with a capital initial letter and is often further distinguished by a superscript R in a circle (®). Compare: generic name, nonproprietary name.
[L. proprietas, ownership]
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proprietary name
n.
The patented brand name or trademark under which a manufacturer markets a product.
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proprietary name
A commercial name granted by a naming authority for use in marketing a drug/device product in a particular jurisdiction.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
pro·pri·e·tar·y name
(prŏ-prīĕ-tar-ē nām)The protected brand name or trademark, registered with the U.S. Patent Office, under which a manufacturer markets a product. It is written with an initial capital letter, if appropriate, and is often further distinguished by a register mark (®).
Compare: generic name, nonproprietary name
Compare: generic name, nonproprietary name
[L. proprietas, ownership]
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pro·pri·e·tar·y name
(prŏ-prīĕ-tar-ē nām)Protected brand name or trademark, registered with the U.S. Patent Office (or other governmental authority), under which a manufacturer markets its product. It is written with a capital initial letter and is often further distinguished by a superscript R in a circle (®).
[L. proprietas, ownership]
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