The name "Roget" is trademarked in parts of the world, such as the United Kingdom.[5] By itself, it is not protected in the United States, where use of the name "Roget" in the title of a thesaurus does not necessarily indicate any relationship to Roget directly; it has come to be seen as a generic thesaurus name.[6] With its hegemonic status, it became "a mark of civility."