What is Generic trademark?
A '''generic trademark''' or '''genericized trademark''' is a brand name that became a generic term for a product class. This happens because it is so popular that people use it as a [[synonym]] for all products of this class. == Examples == Examples for brand names used as generic product name are: * [[Nintendo]] for [[Video game console|video game consoles]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|title=The 25 greatest video game consoles – ranked!|url=http://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jul/16/the-25-greatest-video-game-consoles-ranked|access-date=2022-10-03|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> * [[iPad]] for [[Tablet computer|tablet computers]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morphy|first=Erika|title=The iPad as a Generic Name for Tablet? Here Comes the Cease-and-Desist Brigade|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikamorphy/2012/04/08/the-ipad-as-a-generic-name-for-tablet-here-comes-the-cease-and-desist-brigade/|access-date=2022-10-03|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> * [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]] for [[Presentation software|presentation softwares]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-25|title=15 Brand Names People Use as Generic Terms|url=https://www.sageworld.com/blog/index.php/2020/09/25/15-brand-names-people-use-as-generic-terms/|access-date=2022-10-03|website=SAGE Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:Names]]