Sometimes trademark holders demand changes to Wikimedia content by claiming it violates their trademark. In June, the owner of a pharmaceutical drug name trademark requested that a Wiktionary entry about the drug be amended. They wanted us to change the definition of the drug name to refer only to their trademarked definition, rather than having it be used as a stand-in for the type of medicine it was. We explained how Wikipedia pages are created and edited, and advised them to use the relevant talk pages to work with volunteer contributors. Unfortunately, the owner refused to discuss their concerns with the editors. Because the information was well sourced, and did not constitute trademark infringement, we did not remove the information.

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