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arrow-up1159imageShould I be Concerned?lemmy.dbzer0.comKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
Most of the way through bag #3 and I just noticed they’re not calling these “tortilla chips” anymore…
minus-squareLGTM@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoWouldn’t this make them lose their trademark (or whatever the appropriate term is) because it goes into commom use? I swear that happened with another company
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·24 hours ago I swear that happened with another company It happened to a number of companies. Flip Phone, Laundromat, Trampoline, Escalator… all used to be protected names.
minus-squareLGTM@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 hours agoFlip phone is news to me, so is airfryer???
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoThere’s a couple of surprising ones in there. “Dumpster” was changed for other reasons, but I didnt know it was a name brand.
minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoCool link. Lots of surprising ones. Hovercraft? Linoleum? Thanks!
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoIt’s one of my favorite Wikipedia articles. I check it out every here and then. Glad you got a kick out of it!
Wouldn’t this make them lose their trademark (or whatever the appropriate term is) because it goes into commom use? I swear that happened with another company
It happened to a number of companies. Flip Phone, Laundromat, Trampoline, Escalator… all used to be protected names.
Flip phone is news to me, so is airfryer???
There’s a couple of surprising ones in there. “Dumpster” was changed for other reasons, but I didnt know it was a name brand.
Cool link. Lots of surprising ones. Hovercraft? Linoleum? Thanks!
It’s one of my favorite Wikipedia articles. I check it out every here and then. Glad you got a kick out of it!