From Brazil, I can think of a few:
vitrola, to refer to all record players (from RCA Victor's Victrola)
xerox, to make a photocopy
chiclete, chewing gum (from Chiclette's)
fecho eclair, a zipper (from the French trademark)
Hello:
I have a problem: my client's product is currently known by most people by the trademark of one of our competitors. Without going into specifics, imagine that my client is a sticky-tape manufacturer, but everybody already calls that product "Scotch tape". Or, imagine that my client has a cab service for airport/hotel transfers, but everybody already says "I'll call an Uber".
What to do in these cases, when it comes to SEO? We are currently targeting as keyword the generic name of the product (in other words: "sticky type", or "airport transfers"), but realistically, most people will be searching using "uber" as keyword, so... what to do? How can I target a competitor's trademark? Should I at all?
Thanks.
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Artists I feel Buckley has bias against.
-Nicki Minaj
-Taylor Swift
-Katy Perry
-Iggy Azalea
-Madonna
Artists I feel Buckley still dislikes but views them as too generic or safe for the worst list most of the time.
-Maroon 5
-Ed Sheeran
-Imagine Dragons
-Train
-Lady Gaga
Shadow House is fully colored as well! And I'm not saying it's some masterpiece but it does present something rather unique and creative, with a charismatic cast. Something that tries to tell something new is imo way more of value then whatever random fluff rom com or Korean power fantasy I see pop up every week.
I just watched the last anime episode and was curious about the manga. And it's even colored,neat. yet it recieves zero attention here while i remember stuff like " female knight falls in love in 100 days with a man who treats her like a woman" top the charts.
Which makes me wonder that lots of interesting and creative manga are totally going undetected.
So anyway recommend me some manga that have cool settings or premises that receive little attention or love here.
Basically what the title says.
So I work for a company (let's call it PowerCorp) and designed a product, my co-workers named the product "Online Browser" (not really, but it's equally generic). I did some searching and found out there are trademarks in USA, Europe, Australia, for that name. There's a company called "Online Browser" but does something completely different than what our product will do (although in the same industry).
My question is, can my product still be named "online browser"? our company name is completely different though.
Side question: Would it be a solution to call it Online-Browser? with the "-" included?
I really don't mind changing the name of the product if I need to, I was just wondering what the legal shizzle is.
Also: Sorry if this is a more boring legal advice post haha, wish it could be a bit more exciting.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 85%. (I'm a bot)
> If consumers understand the trademark to be the name of the product itself, as opposed to identifying its exclusive source, that trademark loses its distinctiveness.
> Escalator: Otis Elevator Co, which bought the escalator trademark from inventor Charles Seeberger, was judged to have used it in a generic way in its own patents and advertising - Haughton Elevator Co v Seeberger, 1950.
> Yo-Yo: Duncan Toys Co went bankrupt after a judge ruled "Yo-yo" had become too ingrained in common speech to remain trademarked - Duncan Toys Co v Royal Tops Co, 1965.
> "Questions of trademark dilution have gained new prominence with the rise of e-commerce and the emergence of new market intermediaries ," warns the World Intellectual Property Organization in its latest report on global brands.
> Its IPO filing reads: "There is a risk that the word 'Tweet' could become so commonly used that it becomes synonymous with any short comment posted publicly on the internet, and if this happens, we could lose protection of this trademark."
> It's no wonder companies guard their trademarks so fiercely when, according to the consultancy Interbrand, the value of a brand like Apple is pushing $100bn.
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Article: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/1/21309739/booking-trademark-name-supreme-court-ruling-website
An interesting ruling that impacts branding that a good domain name and brand can have.
