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10-30-2008, 10:35 AM
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Re: Brand names used for everday terms
It's called a genericized trademark. Pretty strange, when you think about. You do such a good job marketing your product that the trademark really no longer means anything and can lose protection.
Aspirin and Escalator are a couple other famous ones that lost trademark protection.
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10-30-2008, 10:43 AM
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Re: Brand names used for everday terms
In my field, a lot of tools are referred to by brand name. Here are a few examples...
Channel Lock - tounge and groove pliers Sawsall (Milwaukee) - reciprocating saw Dremel - hand held rotary tool Vise-Grip - locking pliers
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10-30-2008, 10:56 AM
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Re: Brand names used for everday terms
How about:
Cohiba, some folks use it when referring to any Cuban cigar. Not bright, but the Marca has been genericized, I supposed. the other one that definietely comes to mind is Stogie. That would be after the March Wheeling Conestogas, or Stogies, as I recall. |
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10-30-2008, 11:10 AM
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Re: Brand names used for everday terms
My grandmother used to refer to the refridgerator as the Frigid-Aire.
And I still hear people say they need to Xerox a copy. |
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10-30-2008, 12:08 PM
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10-30-2008, 04:10 PM
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