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nounan unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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"`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"adjectiveprotected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
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- generic wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)
- trademarked (of goods and merchandise) labeled with proprietary (and legally registered) identification guaranteeing exclusive use
- generic wine wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)