genericide

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genericide

noun genericides

countable, uncountable The process by which trademark rights are diminished or lost as a result of common use in the marketplace. Of course, the irony is that genericide occurs at the very moment a product manager's dream comes true and the product brand becomes synonymous with the product itself.
Similar: genericization, trademark erosion
countable, uncommon, uncountable The act or process of letting a trademark term become so common that the trademark is indefensible.

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@misc{genericide_2026,
  title = {genericide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genericide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}