A trademark is either a word, phrase, symbol or design, or combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, which identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods or services of one party from that of others.  A service mark is the same as a trademark except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product.

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*A firm's "market cap," also known as "market capitalization" or "market value," is found by multiplying its common stock share price by the number of shares outstanding.  For example, a per share price of $10 with 20 million shares outstanding means a "market cap" or value of $200 million.  The "market cap" indicates a firm's size and its total value held in stock.

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