Generic name

Generic name may refer to:


 * Generic name (biology), the name of a biological genus
 * Placeholder name, words that can refer to objects or people whose names are temporarily forgotten, irrelevant, or unknown

Business and law

 * Generic brand, consumer products identified by product characteristics rather than brand name
 * Generic term, a common name used for a range or class of similar things not protected by trademark
 * Generic trademark, a brand name that has become the generic name for a product or service
 * Generic name (pharmaceuticals), a nonproprietary name used as an identifier for pharmaceuticals. Naming systems include:
 * International Nonproprietary Name (INN)
 * United States Adopted Name (USAN)
 * Japanese Accepted Name (JAN)
 * British Approved Name (BAN)