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proper adjective
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proper adjective
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An adjective formed from a proper noun.
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Trademarks are proper adjectives, never nouns, and at least once in every context in which they appear trademarks should be followed by, and modify, the generic names of the goods and services they identify To determine in any context whether a trademark is being used correctly as a proper adjective, apply the "brand role": trademark + "brand" + generic identifier.
Protect your brand: the proper use of trademarks by Browning, Clifford W. / Indiana Business Magazine
Trade Marks are Adjectives Trade marks are proper adjectives which modify nouns, in this case, the generic term for the product or service.
Trade marks are important business assets by Mary Jane McKay-Carey; David E. Schwartz / LawNow
 
 
 
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