genericide
nounEtymology
From generic + -cide.
- derived from genus
Definitions
The process by which trademark rights are diminished or lost as a result of common use in…
The process by which trademark rights are diminished or lost as a result of common use in the marketplace.
- Of course, the irony is that genericide occurs at the very moment a product manager's dream comes true and the product brand becomes synonymous with the product itself.
- A legal determination of genericide is an instantaneous elimination of the associations between mark and product built up in the minds of consumers.
The act or process of letting a trademark term become so common that the trademark is…
The act or process of letting a trademark term become so common that the trademark is indefensible.
The neighborhood
- neighborbrand
- neighborregistered trademark
- neighborservicemark
- neighbortrademark
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for genericide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA