> The appeals panel said trademark loss to genericide occurs when the name has become an "exclusive descriptor" that makes it difficult for competitors to compete unless they use that name.
Nobody can convince me that Bing will improve it's marketing by suggesting that people should "use Bing to google anything on the Internet"!
Interesting off-topic thought - I still catch myself saying "I'm going to uber there" when I'm actually using Lyft.
> The appeals panel said trademark loss to genericide occurs when the name has become an "exclusive descriptor" that makes it difficult for competitors to compete unless they use that name.
Nobody can convince me that Bing will improve it's marketing by suggesting that people should "use Bing to google anything on the Internet"!
Interesting off-topic thought - I still catch myself saying "I'm going to uber there" when I'm actually using Lyft.