Talk:List of generic and genericized trademarks

FaceTime, Honda?
I'm in IT... Whenever people want to make a video call, even if the person doesn't have an Apple device, it's quite common for people to say "FaceTime" even when it's either a generic video call or even another method (e.g. Skype, Facebook Messenger, etc.).

Also while I got a thread open, I'm working in rural Alaska, and many people refer to their ATVs as a Honda; even though most ATVs I've seen are indeed Honda-branded, just about everybody I've met will still use the word "Honda" to describe say, Polaris or other brands of ATVs.

As there is a note saying to not add new unsourced entries, I figured I'd ask first. Edwardw818 (talk) 02:46, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Genericides.org link no longer exists
The link to genericides.org/genericides-list returns a 404 Not Found and when I try to access genericides.org itself, I am immediately redirected to a clearly malicious website Dominic Vincent Irwin (talk) 15:20, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing it out; I've updated the article to use archive copies where possible. TJRC (talk) 18:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Super Glue
No longer a trademark in the US. https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/search-information Search “super glue” on the US Patent and Trademark Office trademark site linked above. 75.130.225.34 (talk) 22:36, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Ramen noodles should be considered
Generic in the US and the instant noodles page reflects this. Nicolasqueen (talk) 15:43, 23 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't see where "ramen" has ever been a trademark. --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107; 16:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Autotune?
This could be a good candidate for this list. It's often used as a stand-in for vocal pitch-correction despite being a specific product. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2620:15c:2d4:202:d31e:14ba:9541:fe8b (talk) 17:17, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Do you have a reliable independent source? TJRC (talk) 17:45, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Adrenaline / Adrenalin - NOT owned by Pfizer
Listing "Adrenaline" as a trademark of "Pfizer" doesn't match what is in the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) records: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=71011909&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

The trademark is on "Adrenalin" (no e) and the Trademark Owner is Endo. There is no Class 005 trademark for "Adrenaline."

Timeline:

1905, Adrenalin patented by Parke-Davis (see p37 of Doc. 12 "Unclassified" in the USPTO Documents at above link)

1970, Parke-Davis was acquired by Warner–Lambert (https://www.pfizer.com/about/history/pfizer_warner_lambert)

1998, King Pharmaceutical acquires "15 branded pharmaceutical products" from Warner-Lambert, including Adrenalin (see https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022214/http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/filing.ashx?filingid=680633)

2007, King Pharmaceutical sells the Adrenalin trademark to JHP Pharmaceuticals (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047699/000095014407006697/g08438e8vk.htm), the USPTO documentation reflects this (see Doc. 10)

2014, Par Pharmaceuticals acquires JHP (https://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Article/2014/01/27/Par-Pharmaceutical-steps-into-injectables-with-490m-JHP-deal), the USPTO documentation reflects this (see Doc. 7)

2015, Endo acquires Par Pharmaceuticals (https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/newsendo-acquires-par-pharmaceutical-8bn-4681072/), the USPTO documentation reflects this (see Doc. 2)

"ENDO OPERATIONS LIMITED" is listed as the current owner of the trademark on USPTO as of 5/29/2024

Although Pfizer acquired Warner-Lambert (2000) and thus owns Parke-Davis, it has no claim on the Adrenalin trademark as that was sold off by Warner-Lambert prior to the Pfizer acquisition. 97.83.134.77 (talk) 06:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)