Posted by John T on June 21, 2011 at 09:01:47 from (173.243.189.183):
In Reply to: OT- usage of words posted by coloken on June 21, 2011 at 06:15:29:
As an engineer and attorney the topic of word use appeals to me.
I think GM made the Frigidaire (Spelling???) and people began calling any brand a FRIDGE
The older generation still call them ICE BOXES
Crank over to me means the starter motor is indeed causing the engine to at least rotate, whether or not she starts is another issue.
I think Kleenex lost any trademark protection years ago when people called any brand of facial tissue KLEENEX
Notice how Band Aid is now called band aid "brand" of bandages, because people call any brands of those items BAND AIDS
How about the word XEROX ?? The company now call them Xerox brand of copiers. How many times you hear a person say I will make a XEROX of this???
How about STYROFOAM
One of the staunchest protectors of names and trademarks is DISNEY....
If a word becomes commonly used and its implied and inferred it to mean something in particular, once its out there in the public domain it gets hard for a company to protect it ya know...
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