Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 天前Should I be Concerned?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1155arrow-down1imageShould I be Concerned?lemmy.dbzer0.comKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 天前message-square59fedilinkfile-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 天前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
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 天前 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-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 天前Cool link. Lots of surprising ones. Hovercraft? Linoleum? Thanks!
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 天前It’s one of my favorite Wikipedia articles. I check it out every here and then. Glad you got a kick out of it!
minus-squareLGTM@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 天前Flip phone is news to me, so is airfryer???
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 天前There’s a couple of surprising ones in there. “Dumpster” was changed for other reasons, but I didnt know it was a name brand.
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.
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!
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.