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A generic trademark goes a step further than one that is deemed merely descriptive. While merely descriptive describes the product or service, a generic trademark states exactly what the product is. For example, if your products are laptops and you were to file a trademark application for “laptop” that would be considered generic.
This, of course, would not satisfy the requirements for a registered trademark. A trademark serves to distinguish a good or service from others in the market, so a generic term may not be used.
Other examples of generic trademarks would be “vacuum” for vacuums and “salt” for sodium chloride. When you choose a trademark you want to make sure that its a name that sets your offering apart from others in the market. If you walked into a store to purchase a vacuum and there were five or more products, a brand using “vacuum” for their trademark would not be easy to distinguish from the other products in the store.
The goal is to choose a trademark that is memorable enough to link your product or service to your company and help consumers recognize it.
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