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Just Verb It? Part II: A Legal Perspective on Using Brands As Verbs

Posted in Advertising, Branding, Food, Genericide, Loss of Rights, Marketing, Search Engines, Trademarks

It is probably fair to say from my initial Just Verb It? post, the many articles referenced in that post, the substantial panel of commentary to the post, and additional interest in the topic, that at least two truths about "brandverbing" are beyond much, if any, debate: (1) Lawyers (including the International Trademark Association’s guidelines on proper trademark use) routinely advise brand… Continue Reading