Here's a fun quiz--depending where you are from, that is. (Up-dated answers)

[dixiegrrrrl]

Last edited Fri Jul 25, 2014, 03:24 PM - Edit history (1)

Many common names for products are, in fact, trademarked.
Which means that they have a trademarked name and a generic name, but we mostly know them by the trademark name.
Example:
Band-Aid trademarked name is owned by Johnson & Johnson
Generic name: Adhesive bandage

Do you know the generic names for these trademarked names?

Updated to show that folks are getting some of these correctly....in bold type/

1.Bubble Wrap

2.ChapStick.....Lip Balm.

3. Crock-Po...Slow cooker

4. Dumpster..( yes, it is a trademark)

5. Fiberglass

6. Frisbee.......Flying disc/throwing disc

7. Lava lamp

8. Popsicle

9. Scotch tape........Clear adhesive tape

10. Velcro...........Hook-and-loop fastener

Bonus item, depending on where you are from:

11, Bubbler....what is the generic name for a Bubbler?.....drinking fountain

[LiberalEsto]

1. A bubbler is a water fountain in Massachusetts

I learned that when I briefly lived there many many years ago.

3. is slow cooker

that's all

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Yep...slow cooker.

So now we have 4 answers, counting Uppitey's, below.

[trof]

16. And it's a 'bublah' in MA.

[uppityperson]

2. I got some, guessed at a couple. These are interesting, thanks.

1.Bubble Wrap - bubble packing

2.ChapStick - lip balm

3. Crock-Pot - salmonella supper

4. Dumpster..( yes, it is a trademark) - trash bin

5. Fiberglass - glass reinforced plastic

6. Frisbee - throwing disc

7. Lava lamp - dude

8. Popsicle - frozen colored sugar water on a stick

9. Scotch tape - cellophane tape

10. Velcro - burr stickum

Bonus item, depending on where you are from:

11, Bubbler....what is the generic name for a Bubbler - drinking fountain

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. "salmonella supper"

Cellophane is a trademarked name, actually. It was trademarked in teh US but the patent expired, it is currently trademarked in other countries.

You got Chapstick correct!
And Bubbler!

Frisbee is ...flying disc...or, as you call it, throwing disc.

[Kali]

5. did not know fiberglass or dumpster were brand names

1.Bubble Wrap some kind of plastic cushion packing ?

2.ChapStick lip balm

3. Crock-Pot slow cooker

4. Dumpster..( yes, it is a trademark) roll-off bin?

5. Fiberglass ? spun glass insulation?

6. Frisbee flying disc

7. Lava lamp hot oil lamp?

8. Popsicle frozen treat on a stick?

9. Scotch tape clear adhesive tape

10. Velcro hook and loop

Bonus item, depending on where you are from:

11, Bubbler....what is the generic name for a Bubbler? drinking fountain

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. This is a bit tricky because...

When the patents were filed, they had to describe the thing that was patented...
So the generic name is sorta legal in that it is on the patent.
For instance...
Johnson & Johnson would say they wanted to patent an "adhesive bandage" and call it Band-Aid

[Duer 157099]

6. how about

1.Bubble Wrap - protective cushioning

2.ChapStick - colorless lipstick

3. Crock-Pot - slow cooker

4. Dumpster - big ol' trash bin

5. Fiberglass - cotton candy you can't eat

6. Frisbee - plastic throwing disc

7. Lava lamp - magic

8. Popsicle - frozen dessert treat

9. Scotch tape - sticky stuff

10. Velcro - really sticky stuff

Bonus item, depending on where you are from:

11, Bubbler - bong

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Bong!

Why didn't I think of that....

[sakabatou]

8. Lemme give it a shot

1. Air-filled cushioning
2. Lip balm
3. Slow cooker
4. Front loader waste container
5. Glass wool
6. Plastic discus
7. Liquid motion lamp
8. Ice pop
9. Clear adhesive tape
10. Hook-and-loop fastener
11. Drinking fountain

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. That is exactly what is on the list......interesting.

Here is the web page I got these from:
http://consumerist.com/2014/07/19/15-product-trademarks-that-have-become-victims-of-genericization/

[sakabatou]

13. Some of them I knew off the bat

Lava lamp and velcro were the hardest.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. A bubbler is what they call a drinking fountain in Milwaukee.

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. I had picked up the term from somewhere in my reading

but was not aware it was local to Milwaukee...wonder how far around the area is it known?

[trof]

17. MA

[malthaussen]

15. Kleenex isn't on the list?

Totally common where I live.

-- Mal

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. I only picked 10 of the longer list.

http://consumerist.com/2014/07/19/15-product-trademarks-that-have-become-victims-of-genericization/

[Callmecrazy]

18. What about Q-Tip?

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. See my answer above you. n/t

[Callmecrazy]

21. M'kay...

10-Q

[jmowreader]

22. "Fiberglass" is not a trademark. "Fiberglas" is.

Go to your local Home Depot or owenscorning.com and look: O-C (who invented the stuff) spells the trademarked name with one S. And they only use the trademarked name for thermal insulation - the other nine brazillion products they make out of it are referred to as "fiber glass" or "glass fiber."