proprietary

Adjective
  1. Protected by trademark or patent or copyright;
    Made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights (synset 301113625)
    "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"
    similar to:
    • branded - (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
    • copyrighted - (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright
    • patented - (of devices and processes) protected by patent
    • trademarked - (of goods and merchandise) labeled with proprietary (and legally registered) identification guaranteeing exclusive use
Noun
  1. An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits (synset 113264678)
    is a type of: ownership - the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
    same as: proprietorship

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