What's the difference between royalty and trademark?

Royalty


Definition:

  • (n.) The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
  • (n.) The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
  • (n.) An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
  • (n.) Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
  • (n.) Domain; province; sphere.
  • (n.) That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
  • (n.) A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
  • (n.) Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A slew of figures from showbusiness, royalty and sport have also been linked with offshore companies in the documents.
  • (2) The commonwealth and state government gets royalties, but it’s not being shared with the Indigenous communities,” he said.
  • (3) He claimed payroll tax and coal royalties – which go to state coffers – would deliver a profit on the rail investment after three years.
  • (4) There is a risk of stranded assets, job losses and royalty shortfalls.
  • (5) You looked pretty overwhelmed when you went up to accept the award... Oh, maybe it's something about America not having royalty.
  • (6) Chipmaker ARM is the biggest faller in London, as analysts fret about a slowdown in royalty revenues.
  • (7) Streaming music service Spotify has now paid out more than $500m (£311m) in royalties to rightsholders since its launch in 2008, according to chief executive Daniel Ek.
  • (8) Worse still, she was threatened with violence by neighbours who thought the film portrayed them in an unflattering light; she also faced prosecution for claiming benefit without disclosing her royalties.
  • (9) "I certainly have seen the benefits that can come from [oil] royalties.
  • (10) But the Kumamoto governor was a fan, and cannily waived licensing fees for Kumamon, encouraging manufacturers to use him royalty-free.
  • (11) These men were described in the document as Epstein’s “adult male peers, including royalty”.
  • (12) The company has already paid out in excess of $500m in royalties, a sum that makes up 70% of the company's revenue.
  • (13) It was backed by the Newman government, which said it would create 10,000 jobs and contribute $22m in royalties to the state’s annual revenue.
  • (14) In a singularly painless contest the money would either be paid to the band as a royalty, which would take that money out of the system and put it into things like houses and groceries and college educations.
  • (15) "Clearly Arm's licensing and royalty momentum seems set to continue in coming quarters as well, not withstanding the broader weakness in the overall semiconductor industry," said analyst Janardan Menon at broker Liberum.
  • (16) The singer's royalties and fees will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, to which Fred Perry will also make a seasonal donation.
  • (17) Collier reiterated that royalties would not fill the gap left by federal money, but said Redman’s offer of using the development fund was a “positive commitment” that could be used to support those communities determined to be “sustainable”.
  • (18) That’s also 100 million times that an artist, songwriter, music label – or anyone else involved in the chain of creating and distributing music – was likely denied the opportunity to earn any royalties, revenues or sales.
  • (19) Photograph: Dean Sewell The PAC report states the expansion would safeguard 1,187 jobs over the next 14 years, provide $567m in royalties and there would be “substantial adverse economic impacts” to the towns of Singleton and Cessnock if the project doesn’t go ahead.
  • (20) "I'm still getting royalties as if it were full price … so I'm a really happy bunny," said James.

Trademark


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Brewdog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute Read more The fast-growing Scottish brewer, which has burnished its underdog credentials with vocal criticism of how major brewers operate , recently launched a vodka brand called Lone Wolf.
  • (2) A knee simulator was used to study the wear of carbon fiber reinforced UHMWPE (Poly Two) (Poly Two is a registered trademark of Zimmer, USA) tibial and patellar components against Ti-6A1-4V, titanium nitride (TiN)-coated Ti-6A1-4V, and cobalt-chromium-molybdenum femoral components.
  • (3) In between, I watch a parade of Berliner life: women chain-smoking in the pool’s trademark wicker chairs, fully clothed men sipping a morning beer in the 26C heat, kids jumping off the diving pier and screaming down the large waterslide.
  • (4) "What I realised is that the most important thing is China," he says, cradling a beer and still wearing his trademark cowboy-style wide-rimmed hat.
  • (5) The Brazilian accepted the invitation to beat Marshall with a trademark shot from 25 yards and the home team continued to coast towards a fourth consecutive victory.
  • (6) This kind of hilly stage early in the race is the trademark of Prudhomme, who likes to test the race favourites as soon as possible, rather than giving them a more structured few days' run-in to the first key time trial or mountain stage.
  • (7) And while he got in a few jabs at Jeb Bush and rolled his eyes at the obligatory protesters who shouted “we loved veterans, Trump loves war,” it didn’t have the trademark fireworks of a Trump rally.
  • (8) I know you love me and I love you,” said Jonathan, wearing his trademark fedora and carrying a gold-handled cane, in a speech punctuated by bass guitar and cymbals.
  • (9) Inside, vendors sold balloons, candyfloss and posters of Sisi with Nasser, Sisi with a roaring lion, Sisi with his trademark sunglasses.
  • (10) Twitter may be looking to move away from its trademark chronological feed towards a more Facebook-style filtered feed, according to comments by the company’s financial chief Anthony Noto.
  • (11) Google trumped its rivals thanks to its secret trademarked PageRank algorithm that ranks every page according to the number of links to it from other pages, and every link by the rank of the page from which it comes.
  • (12) Radioactive pharmaceuticals are often supplied by the manufacturers under a designation equivalent to the adopted nonproprietary name and are listed as such; specific trademarks are given in brackets when they exist.
  • (13) "The BBC's bosses dropped the lofty Oxbridge langour that had been their trademark to set off in hot pursuit of our children," he said.
  • (14) Agüero's deadlock-breaker was undercut by trademark explosiveness.
  • (15) In the end, said Green, “the essence of the case is about whether it is lawful for states to prevent the tobacco industry from continuing to make profits by using their trademarks and other rights to further what the World Health Organisation describes as a health crisis of epidemic proportions and which imposes an immense cleanup cost on the public purse.
  • (16) In the sort of flourish that was Gordon Brown's trademark at the end of his budgets, Osborne announced the fuel duty cut at the climax of a 56-minute speech built around the theme of boosting growth and rebalancing the economy.
  • (17) Two great floor-to-ceiling windows, separated by a slender pillar, reveal a trademark Foxtons interior, unlike those of other estate agents: all pale, smooth surfaces, very bright lighting and very little furniture.
  • (18) She helped initiate so many girls over the years that she acquired the nickname that became her trademark.
  • (19) (Oh wow, note to self: trademark a version of American Football where players have to crawl or walk on their hands.)
  • (20) Constantine – who has now taken the precaution of buying up the trademark to his own name in case Amazon tries a countermove – is now ready for a another outbreak of hostilities with Amazon: "Now I've said this to you," he said, "they will no doubt give us another whopping with a stick."