17 May 2016Trademarks

Xerox: avoiding a ‘genericide’ headache

If you search for something online you ‘google’ it; if you do up your trousers or coat you ‘zipper’ or ‘zip’ them; and if you wrap a parcel you may ‘sellotape’ it.

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