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Genericized trademark - List of generic trademarks | | Genericized trademark - List of generic trademarks: Encyclopedia II - Genericized trademark - List of generic trademarks | |
The following list comprises those marks which were originally created and used as trademarks, but which have subsequently become entirely synonymous with the common name of the relevant product or service. Marks which appear in this list have become so generic that their former status as proprietary trademarks is often unknown to the general public. Such marks may therefore be considered "fully generic", whereas genericized marks w ...
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Genericized trademark - List of generic trademarks
The following list comprises those marks which were originally created and used as trademarks, but which have subsequently become entirely synonymous with the common name of the relevant product or service. Marks which appear in this list have become so generic that their former status as proprietary trademarks is often unknown to the general public. Such marks may therefore be considered "fully generic", whereas genericized marks which are at risk of becoming generic are listed in the next section.
If any of the original registrations for the trademarks appearing in this list remain in force, it is unlikely that the registered owners would be able to successfully enforce their exclusive rights against third parties.
- Allen wrench (or Allen key)- hexagonal screwdriver (A rarity among generic words, 'Allen wrench' is no longer trademarked, but is still capitalized because it is named after a company)
- aspirin - ASA (acetylsalicylic acid; remains as a registered trademark in many places around the world in the name of Bayer, but not in the United States)
- bikini - two-piece swimsuit for women
- brassiere - women's undergarment used for breast support
- BX - flexible, metal-armored electrical cable
- cellophane - transparent paper
- celluloid - film material
- cola - soft drink; genericized part of Coca-Cola (see definition 2 at [3]) Arguably, the word "cola" had a weak claim to the originality required for trademark status in the first place, since it is a logical name for a beverage derived from the cola nut. In some parts of the United States, "coke" is a generic word for any soft drink.
- comptometer - adding machine
- crock pot - Crock-Pot is sold by Rival Industries, but "crock pot" and "crockpot" are common synonyms used by cooks to describe slow cookers.
- doona - Australian brand of duvets
- dry ice - frozen carbon dioxide
- escalator - moving staircase
- gramophone - record player
- granola - oat and fruit mixture
- heroin - diacetylmorphine; originally registered by Bayer as a pain reliever
- hula hoop - toy hoop; originally made of various materials, generic name trademarked by Wham-O when it was redesigned in plastic in the late 1950's
- jake brake - truck braking device
- jungle gym - play structure (from 'Junglegym')
- kiwi fruit - formerly known as "Chinese gooseberries"; new name not trademarked, but Zespri trademark later introduced for New Zealand kiwis
- LP - long playing record
- lanolin - purified, wax-like substance from sheep's wool
- laundromat - Originally a term developed by Westinghouse for washing machines, but usually considered a generic term for a coin operated laundry
- linoleum - floor covering
- merry widow - strapless corset
- milk of magnesia - saline-type laxative; Phillip's
- mimeograph - reproduction machine
- petrol - its tradename when (before internal combustion engines were invented) it was sold in small bottles in chemists as a treatment for nits
- pilates exercise system - trademark formally cancelled by court in 2000
- plasterboard - formed gypsum building material
- pianola - player piano
- pogo stick - bouncing stick (trademark was one word, 'Pogo')
- spandex - polyurethane fiber[4]; an anagram of "expands" [5]; DuPont later introduced new trademark, Lycra
- tabloid - originally a type of medication
- tarmac (or tarmacadam) - road surfacing; the word tarmac is sometimes used to refer to airport runways, but properly it is the hardstanding or parking area that is the tarmac
- touch-tone - dual tone multi-frequency telephone signaling. AT&T states "formerly a trademark of AT&T"[6]
- trampoline - sports equipment
- webster's dictionary - the publishers with the strongest link to the original are Merriam-Webster, but they have a trademark only on "Merriam-Webster", and other dictionaries are legally published as "Webster's Dictionary" [7] [8]
- yo-yo - toy
- zeppelin - dirigible airship
- zip code - postal code (US)
- zipper - zip fastener
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