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A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic term for, or syno
A sign in a Giant supermarket in Lancaster, Pennsylvania using "Jell-O" to refer to gelatin dessert in general
Bayer "Aspirin" for sale in Canada, next to a generic store equivalent described as "ASA" (acetylsalicylic acid) tablets, since the trademark is still recognized there
Aspirin for sale in the U.S., where the store brand can also be sold as "aspirin" since the trademark was ruled generic in 1921, and the Bayer-brand label instead emphasizes the word "Bayer"
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Aspirin
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Aspirin is the genericized trademark for acetylsalicylic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation, and as an antithrombotic. Aspirin is used to treat in
Generic trademark
…so widely used for similar products or services that it is no longer associated with the trademark owner, e.g., linoleum, bubble wrap, thermos, and aspirin. A trademark thus popularized is at risk of being challenged or revoked, unless the trademark owner works sufficiently to counter and prevent such broad…
Pure acetylsalicylic acid
1923 advertisement
Old package. "Export from Germany is prohibited"