Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoShould I be Concerned?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1159arrow-down1imageShould I be Concerned?lemmy.dbzer0.comKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square59linkfedilinkfile-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-up4·3 months 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-up8·3 months 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-up3·3 months agoFlip phone is news to me, so is airfryer???
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months 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-up3·3 months agoCool link. Lots of surprising ones. Hovercraft? Linoleum? Thanks!
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months 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!