marchio registrato
masculine
The Italian word for trademark is marchio registrato.
marchio registrato is used to identify a specific company's product. While marchio can refer to a brand or mark in general, marchio registrato is used specifically when referring to a legally registered trademark.
Meaning: identification of a company's product (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of marchio, meaning mark or brand and registrato, meaning registered.
Which one should you use?
Use marchio when speaking about a brand or mark in a general sense. Use marchio registrato when you specifically mean a legally registered trademark.
How does it change in a sentence?
marchio registrato is a masculine singular noun phrase. The plural form is marchi registrati.
Did you know?
- The word marchio has roots in the language of the Franks, an ancient Germanic people, rather than coming from Latin.
- While marchio registrato is the legal term, Italians often use the English word 'brand' in fashion and marketing contexts to sound more modern and international.
- In legal Italian, a marchio can be categorized as figurativo if it is a logo or denominativo if it consists only of words.
Examples in context
- Mi rifiuto di credere che "emoji" sia un marchio registrato.I refuse to believe "emoji" is a trademark.This sentence is useful for expressing disbelief that a specific word is a marchio registrato.Tatoeba #12847084 by Guybrush88, translation #9536580 by shekitten
- Ho appena ottenuto il marchio registrato per la mia nuova invenzione.I just obtained the trademark for my new invention.
- Il tuo marchio è molto famoso qui in Italia.Your brand is very famous here in Italy.
- Ogni segno distintivo deve essere riconoscibile e originale.Every trademark must be recognizable and original.
- Questo logo è un marchio registrato.This logo is a registered trademark.
- Dobbiamo proteggere il nostro marchio registrato.We must protect our registered trademark.
Example conversation
Matteo and Martina are discussing a new logo for their business.
- MatteoHai scelto i colori per il logo?Did you choose the colors for the logo?
- MartinaSì, spero che diventi un marchio registrato famoso.Yes, I hope it becomes a famous registered trademark.
- MatteoDobbiamo fare le carte in ordine.We need to get the paperwork in order.
- MartinaHai ragione, Matteo.You are right, Matteo.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “trademark” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries marchio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
