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sellotape contradiction

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.

Popsicle - Example of genericization.

The source given as an example of "Popsicle" being used generically (a patent from 1924) doesn't actually contain ANY use of the term "Popsicle" whatsoever. A better example/source should be found. 82.27.104.216 (talk) 08:05, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I tagged it with template:failed verification, so maybe that'll catch someone's attention and they'll find a better source. – PointyOintment ❬‽ · ✍❭ 02:01, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

about 2 years after the initial request, but I added a correct refference for Popsicle used as a generic trademark LeniGC (talk)

Registered trademark vs non-registered?

Much of this article appears to overlook the fact that a trademark registration is completely optional in many countries, including the USA, yet cites the cancellation or rejection of such registrations as evidence of genericization. In fact, it's not even conclusive proof of abandonment of the brand, as mentioned above, by TJRC. In my opinion, a trademark does not become irrefutably "generic" until a court has ruled against its enforcement on that basis, or until the owners simply give up trying to enforce it. The mere fact that millions of consumers are incapable of distinguishing goods based upon brands does not, by itself, make that brand "generic", in the legal sense.Lupinelawyer (talk) 22:25, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

GoPro?

I've seen GoPro used as a generic term for action cameras. Should it be added to the list?

HelloChapie (talk) 23:50, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Zoom should not be part of this

Nobody says "Let me Zoom you" and then uses Skype. You say "Let me Skype you" if you are going to use Skype. Zoom is not a genericized trademark for video-conferencing. -Caleb KG (talk) 16:44, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]