"Dana Myers" > wrote in message news:3f9d802f$1@wobble...
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> Well, what's happened here is that a specific name has become generic.
> It is, actually, a success problem. The examples that we most often
> cite are of brand-names that have become generic (like Kleenex and Coke).

I humbly suggest that you not try marketing products of your own design as
"Kleenex" or "Coke" under the premise that the names have become "generic."
You will get sued out of your underwear in no time flat. And you will lose.
Quickly, massively, and decisively.