misdescriptive

misdescriptive
In United States trademark law, the tendency for a trademark to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark; for example, "Superhealth Yogurt" would be a misdescriptive trademark for a yogurt that was very high in fat.

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  • misdescriptive — ptiv, tēv also təv adjective Etymology: mis (I) + descriptive : serving to describe incorrectly ruled that the label was misdescriptive and could not be used …   Useful english dictionary

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  • misdescriptive — mis·de·scrip·tive …   English syllables

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  • misdescribe — misdescription /mis di skrip sheuhn/, n. misdescriptive, adj. /mis di skruyb /, v.t., v.i., misdescribed, misdescribing. to describe incorrectly or falsely. [1820 30; MIS 1 + DESCRIBE] * * * …   Universalium

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