Brand names that have become common words

The Dumpster Brothers? Their last fucking name was Dumpster? Wild that that was just a common last name with no connection to trash for centuries

Zoom was actually a word before 2011

Who says "zoom" as a verb? People say "video chat" or, more realistically, "facetime" for all video chats.

The Jeep one has kind of fallen out of normal use. Like, I wouldn't call a Land Rover or a Bronco a jeep.

Has 'zoom' become a generic term for video calling/conferencing? For example are people saying "let's zoom later on Skype" ?

I had no idea that a lot of those were brand names

When was the last time you heard someone use the term 'Xerox?'

iirc, it's used as another word for clone in some 1980's science fiction.

I've never heard Google, Uber or Zoom used unless it meant the specific company. "Google" became a verb, but I've never heard of someone saying they googled something on DuckDuckGo, for example.

No Coke?

Vaseline, Velcro, Mace and Styrofoam aren't generic? The fuck? I didn't even know those were trademarked names. Vaseline maybe, but the other three are common enough that I was sure they were generic.

I hope they lose Realtor

Realtor?

That's weirder than Duncan's claim on Yo-Yo getting rejected on a technicality, ninety-nine years late.

Wait, are these the dates when the brand that eventually was deemed a "common word" were first trade marked? I was reading this as the years they were deemed common words.

Cause 2011 is WAYYYY too early for zoom to be common. If anything, that would've been Skype on 2011. Similar thing for Tupperware and zipper.

Also, wtf was heroin's common name before being branded heroin? Lol, also, I can't help but imagine heroin got its name as some kind of "there's a hero in every needle" marketing campaign.

I try to avoid using all these names and instead use the more generic names.

Roomba is a big one that is missing.

Wait, who owns super hero?

In the UK: Hoover is what everyone called their vacuum cleaner. Can't stop for tea, I have the hoovering to do at home

Losing yo-yo right before the centennial anniversary is pretty funny.

I'd maybe add Solo Cups.

Aspirin & Heroin: Bayer

lost rights to its trademarks as a result of WWI

Thanks Gavrilo Princip. Do you know how much potential revenue you erased from the Bayer balance sheet?

I'll take the low hanging fruit. Kleenex.

Hoover

Missing Hoover

I wish this graphic had the old name as well.

Something I find interesting, lino was replaced by vinyl which was worse and plasticy but cheaper and the name carried over.

Most people when they think of floor lino thinka actually of vinyl rather than the actual original!

I'm surprised how long yo-yo lasted

That was a good almost 100 year run, yo-yo.

Chapstick goes all the way back to the 1880's? Holy shit!

I suppose a tweet isn’t a Twitter.

I find it interesting how all but a few are two syllables. I don't think that's a coincidence.

Onesie??? For real? All the others i already knew, but that one got me.