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sellotape contradiction[edit]

Sellotape is in the list of former trademarks that lost their protection, but also in the list of semi-generic terms that retain their trademark protection.

Transit?[edit]

As noted in the Ford Transit article, “Transit” has become a generic term for a medium-sized van, whether it’s a Ford or a similar vehicle from another manufacturer. I don’t know about other countries but it’s certainly the case in the UK. Mr Larrington (talk) 20:57, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FaceTime, Honda?[edit]

I'm in IT... Whenever people want to make a video call, even if the person doesn't have an Apple device, it's quite common for people to say "FaceTime" even when it's either a generic video call or even another method (e.g. Skype, Facebook Messenger, etc.).

Also while I got a thread open, I'm working in rural Alaska, and many people refer to their ATVs as a Honda; even though most ATVs I've seen are indeed Honda-branded, just about everybody I've met will still use the word "Honda" to describe say, Polaris or other brands of ATVs.

As there is a note saying to not add new unsourced entries, I figured I'd ask first. Edwardw818 (talk) 02:46, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Genericides.org link no longer exists[edit]

The link to genericides.org/genericides-list returns a 404 Not Found and when I try to access genericides.org itself, I am immediately redirected to a clearly malicious website Dominic Vincent Irwin (talk) 15:20, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Super Glue[edit]

No longer a trademark in the US. https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/search-information Search “super glue” on the US Patent and Trademark Office trademark site linked above. 75.130.225.34 (talk) 22:36, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ramen noodles should be considered[edit]

Generic in the US and the instant noodles page reflects this. Nicolasqueen (talk) 15:43, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't see where "ramen" has ever been a trademark. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 16:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]