disparagement

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disparagement
n. degradation, scorn, slander, belittlement

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Disparagement
Disparagement, in United States trademark law, is a statutory cause of action that permits a party to petition the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel a trademark registration that "may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute." Unlike claims regarding the validity of the mark, a disparagement claim can be brought "at any time," subject to equitable defenses such as laches.

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disparagement

Noun
1. a communication that belittles somebody or something
(synonym) depreciation, derogation
(hypernym) disrespect, discourtesy
(hyponym) denigration, belittling
(derivation) disparage, belittle, pick at
(class) touchy-feely
2. the act of speaking contemptuously of
(synonym) dispraise
(hypernym) disapproval
(hyponym) belittling
(derivation) disparage, belittle, pick at


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Disparagement
(n.)
Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation.
  
 
(n.)
Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to.
  

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disparagement
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