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Meaning of genericized trademark | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A successful brand name or trademark that has come to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, sometimes without continued defensibility of the trademark but usually with continued defensibility.

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Equivalents

Deutsch for forfeiture of the trademark the naming must be in commercial intercourse Gattungsbegriff however pursuant to § 49 II Nr. 1 MarkenG just meaning generic name one says instead Gattungsbezeichnung where gebräuchliche Bezeichnung

Español marca coloquializada marca de uso común marca genericizada marca vulgarizada

Suomi yleisnimistynyt tavaramerkki

Français nom de marque générique nom de marque lexicalisé

Português marca genérica

Svenska varumärkesord

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Genericness generics generification generitype Generosities Generosity

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