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trademark dilution

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
trade-mark di-lu-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of an image, sign, expression, etc. sufficiently close to one that is trademarked that it causes confusion ("blurs") about or brings disrepute ("tarnishes") to the trademarked item.

Inflected Forms

trademark dilutions (plural) dilution (alternative)

Phrases

trademark infringement

Frequently Paired Words

blurring tarnishment trademark infringement

Questions

What does trademark dilution mean?
The use of an image, sign, expression, etc. sufficiently close to one that is trademarked that it causes confusion ("blurs") about or brings disrepute ("tarnishes") to the trademarked item.

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