📰 In 2011, Lindt introduced and start producing chocolate teddy bears wrapped in gold foil to which Haribo argued that this would cause confusion and was a violation to its “Gold Bear” logo. Haribo has been making gummy bear sweets since 1960s and Lindt introduced its chocolate teddy in 2011.
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⚖️ Google was once at risk of losing their trademark to “Genericide”. However, luckily the US Federal Appeal Court had ruled otherwise. Reason being that even if the term “google” has become known for searching the internet, Google is just one of the search engines and there are a whole
🔔 Here are some of the famous brand names that had replaced its common term.
👉 Xerox: owned by Xerox. 🗣️Should be called: photocopier/copy machine.
👉 Taser: owned by Taser International. 🗣️Should be called: stun gun.
👉 Frisbee: owned by Wham-O. 🗣️Should be called: flying disc
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⚖️ Genericide – is a process whereby a trademark or brand name loses its distinctive identity and thus, loses its trademark status which is usually against their owner’s intention. This usually happens when the trademark becomes too successful and had become synonymous with a certain product
🐦Tweet. Twitter❓
📁 Prior to 2011, the word “tweet” was not owned by Twitter. Instead, the word was owned by Twittad, a provider of sponsored advertising on Twitter. The Des Moines-based company has trademarked various variations of the word “tweet” including the phrase “let your ad
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