Tag: generic trademark

  • Investigating Genericide

    A Guide Through the
    Legal Jungle Trivia Question

    Generic
    terms do not qualify for trademark protection. Sometimes distinctive terms become generic and lose their trademark
    status (“genericide”). Which of the following were once distinctive, and have
    experienced genericide?  Choose all that
    apply.

    1. Cellophane
    2. Escalator
    3. Band-Aid
    4. Kleenex
    5. Chapstick
    6. Aspirin

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