TIL when a brand name becomes so commonly interchanged with the generic class of product it represents, it is called genericization. Kleenex and bubble wrap are two examples. Some have actually lost legal protection for their trademarks due to genericization.

Read more: https://www.consumerreports.org/consumerist/15-product-trademarks-that-have-become-victims-of-genericization/

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