noun dʒɪˈnɛrɪsʌɪddʒəˈnɛrəˌsaɪd
mass nounLaw The process by which a brand name loses its distinctive identity as a result of being used to refer to any product or service of its kind.
chances are, your home abounds with registered trademarks that have fallen prey to genericide
Origin
1970s: from generic + -cide (the inference probably being that the brand name is destroyed or impaired by becoming generic).
noundʒɪˈnɛrɪsʌɪddʒəˈnɛrəˌsaɪd
mass nounLaw The process by which a brand name loses its distinctive identity as a result of being used to refer to any product or service of its kind. [Trademark registration can be revoked by law if a brand is judged to have lost its distinctive identity.]
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Wisconsin State Journal. From gener- + -icide.
noundʒəˈnɛrəˌsaɪdjəˈnerəˌsīd
Law The process by which a brand name loses its distinctive identity as a result of being used to refer to any product or service of its kind.
chances are, your home abounds with registered trademarks that have fallen prey to genericide
Origin
1970s: from generic + -cide (the inference probably being that the brand name is destroyed or impaired by becoming generic).
noundʒəˈnɛrəˌsaɪdjəˈnerəˌsīd
Law The process by which a brand name loses its distinctive identity as a result of being used to refer to any product or service of its kind. [Trademark registration can be revoked by law if a brand is judged to have lost its distinctive identity.]
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Wisconsin State Journal. From gener- + -icide.