genericized trademarks

A form of genericized trademark — A successful brand name or trademark that has come to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, sometimes without continued defensibility of the trademark but usually with continued defensibility.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of genericized trademark
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genericized trademarks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genericized%20trademarks.

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