GENERIC a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark.
That is the correct spelling of the trademark name Valium(generic name diazepam).
is there a prefix for the word generic
In the US, class headings are not accepted in trademark applications; the specific goods or services must be listed. This may not be the case in other countries.
Yes, that is correct. A generic term, which refers to the common name or category of a product or service, cannot be protected under trademark law unless it acquires a secondary meaning. Secondary meaning is when consumers associate the term with a specific source or brand rather than its generic meaning.
The word "xerox" is a proper noun and a trademark. Xerox is short for the company name, Xerox Corporation, and can also used to refer to a machine made by Xerox Corporation or the product of such a machine. It is incorrect to use Xerox as a verb or as a generic term. The proper generic terms are "copy" and "photocopy."
A a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark, however, sometimes manufactures will sell their items unmarked for lower prices then the item becomes generic.
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The root in the word generic is "gen". Gen or gene, is normally referred to as the beginning or base of.
You can enforce of trademark the name of the catalog (unless it is generic or descriptive) and register the copyright as a publication, possibly as a serial. Mention in the catalog that it is copyrighted and the name is a trademark, and that unauthorized copying or distribution is not allowed.
Throwing disks like the Frisbee are made by many companies worldwide. However, the trademark, "Frisbee", is owned by Wham-O toy company. The company is fighting the generic use of their trademark.
Typing (r) should autocorrect to the registered trademark symbol.