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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark Xerox was eventually successful (at least in US), but there are
by zinekeller 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark
Xerox was eventually successful (at least in US), but there are cases like Bayer's Aspirin (surprise!) that were genericized.
- bombcar 4y agoBayer didn’t seem all that concerned with defending Heroin™.
- User23 4y agoThe Aspirin and Heroin trademark revocations were punitive and due to the war, not due to lack of proper defense. That’s why you will see non-Bayer acetylsalicylic acid literally marketed as “Aspirin” but even though the Kleenex trademark is considerably weakened, you still don’t see competitors openly labeling their products with the name.