Trademarks

Marc Tinkler
Everyday words that are trademarked that you might not think were...
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  1. aspirin
    a medication used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation
  2. band aid
    hurried repair
    generic term: adhesive bandage
  3. Clorox
    a commercial bleaching agent
    generic term: bleach
  4. Colt
    a kind of revolver
    generic term: handgun
  5. Crazy Glue
    a commercial brand of epoxy glue
    generic term: cyanoacrylate
  6. Dacron
    a kind of polyester fabric
    generic term: Polyethylene terephthalate
  7. Dumpster
    a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
  8. Formica
    any of various plastic laminates containing melamine
    generic term: laminate countertop
  9. Frisbee
    a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter
    generic term: flying disc
  10. Harris Tweed
    a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides
    generic term: tweed
  11. Hoover
    31st President of the United States
    generic term: vacuum cleaner
  12. Jacuzzi
    (™) a hot tub with underwater jets that massage the body
    generic term: whirlpool
  13. Jaws of Life
    hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside
  14. Jell-O
    fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
    generic term: gelatin dessert
  15. Kleenex
    a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
    generic term: tissue
  16. Lego
    (trademark) a brand of interlocking building bricks and construction toys
  17. Luger
    a German semiautomatic pistol
    generic term: gun
  18. Mace
    a liquid that temporarily disables a person
  19. Magic Marker
    a pen with a writing tip made of felt
    generic term: felt tip pen
  20. Plexiglas
    a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
    generic term: acrylic sheet
  21. popsicle
    a sweet, frozen treat on a stick
  22. Post-It
    brand name for a slip of notepaper that has an adhesive that allows it to stick to a surface and be removed without damaging the surface
    generic term: self-stick notepad
  23. Pyrex
    a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion
    generic term: soda-lime glass
  24. roller blade
    generic term: inline skate
  25. scotch tape
    fasten or attach with sellotape
    generic term: cellophane tape
  26. Sheetrock
    a kind of plasterboard
    generic term: gypsum wall board
  27. Skivvies
    men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts
    generic term: underwear
  28. Styrofoam
    a light resilient foam of polystyrene
    generic term: expanded polystyrene
  29. Teflon
    a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided
  30. thermos
    container that maintains the temperature of hot or cold food
    generic term: vacuum flask
  31. Vaseline
    a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly
    generic term: petroleum jelly
  32. velcro
    fasten with Velcro
    generic term: hook and loop fastener
  33. Wiffle Ball
    (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts
  34. xerox
    a copy made by a xerographic printer
    generic term: photocopy
  35. Zamboni
    the trademark for a machine that smooths the ice in an ice-skating rink
  36. zipper
    a fastener for locking together two toothed edges
Created on Wed Jan 31 17:56:49 EST 2007 (updated Tue Apr 07 06:52:27 EDT 2009)

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