Meanings
- not comparableUnable to be trademarked.
Because it was the generic word for that type of candy, it was deemed untrademarkable.
2015 May 2, Austin Thompson, “How Hershey Trademarked the Word "Kisses"”, in Mental Floss
Origin
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untrademarkable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untrademarkable
“untrademarkable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untrademarkable. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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