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Because you can lose legal muscle behind your name if it becomes such common use that users might use the word without knowingly referencing your company's bran
by danneu 15y ago
Because you can lose legal muscle behind your name if it becomes such common use that users might use the word without knowingly referencing your company's brand.
Kleenex is the staple case.
- eropple 15y agoQ-Tips are another one, IIRC. Or, of course, Spam (but Hormel has been enlightened on the topic so it hasn't been a legal issue AFAIK).
- dmbass 15y agoAnother classic one is Band-Aid.
- chopsueyar 15y agothermos.
- deepakshenoy 15y agokerosene.
- joshwa 15y agoxerox. (fedex?)
- rawsyntax 15y agoSo the problem is that you can't prevent others from using it?