> Once given "generic" status the Trademark loses all protection rights.
> For example, "Frisbee" instead of flying disc, "Band Aid" instead of
> Adhesive Bandage, etc.  Once Generic, no protection, no $$$.
>
An even better example is Aspirin - origninally a tradename by the Bayer
company for its new product, acetylsylacylic acid (typically abbreviated
ASA) - but it became so widely generic that everyone uses aspirin (small a)
in their product names.


BTW - thanks to Wayne for a cogent analysis of that last goal.


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