Proprietary (Adjective)
Meaning
Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company developed a proprietary software for managing large datasets, which they marketed as a premium product.
- The pharmaceutical giant held a proprietary right to the new pain-relieving medication, limiting its distribution.
- The social media platform has developed a proprietary algorithm that determines the order of posts in users' feeds.
- Several businesses were accused of using proprietary information from a competitor to develop their own product.
- The video game company was granted a proprietary license to create an official tie-in game for a popular movie franchise.