Genericized trademark

A genericized trademark (Commonwealth English genericised trade mark), sometimes known as a generic trade mark, generic descriptor or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name which has become synonymous with the general or formal term for a particular type of product or service, to the extent that it often replaces this term in colloquial usage.

Related Topics:
Commonwealth English - Trademark - Brand name - Synonymous - Product - Service - Colloquial

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