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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
genericize . - adjective that has become
generic .
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Examples
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A trademark typically becomes "genericized" when the products or services with which it is associated have acquired substantial market dominance or mind share.
doggdot.us 2009
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The rules have been "genericized", tweaked and clarified for use in any setting (well, any setting where PCs have the potential to make lasting change in the world).
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This is where these "genericized" typefaces come in.
doggdot.us 2008
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In addition to his regular "Word Routes" column here, he also contributes to the group weblog is an example of a trademark that's been "genericized," something we've talked about a few times (
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The two formerly-individual holidays celebrating Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday have been merged into a single federal holiday -- a holiday which, while intended to honor both Washington and Lincoln, has now become somewhat "genericized" in name, at least into a celebration of all our presidents.
Chris Weigant: Our Forgotten "Presidents" Chris Weigant 2011
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The two formerly-individual holidays celebrating Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday have been merged into a single federal holiday -- a holiday which, while intended to honor both Washington and Lincoln, has now become somewhat "genericized" in name, at least into a celebration of all our presidents.
Chris Weigant: Our Forgotten "Presidents" Chris Weigant 2011
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Examples of genericized trademarks include Band-Aid, Kleenex, Jell-O and even Google.
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Thermos was declared generic in the US in 1963 -- there's a good list of genericized trademarks at Wikipedia, as well as a discussion of the legal ramifications of genericization.
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For a real Canadian genericized brand name experience, though, sit on a Chesterfield some time...
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Yeah, I've thought the same way at times, tried to curb my use of genericized brand names.
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