generic term

  • 1generic term — generic mark or term Within the purview of trademark law, this term means a lack of distinctiveness necessary for name or mark to be given federal trademark law protection. Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Hallmark Dodge, Inc., W.D.Mo., 634 F.Supp. 990,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 2generic term — generic mark or term Within the purview of trademark law, this term means a lack of distinctiveness necessary for name or mark to be given federal trademark law protection. Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Hallmark Dodge, Inc., W.D.Mo., 634 F.Supp. 990,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3generic mark or term — Within the purview of trademark law, this term means a lack of distinctiveness necessary for name or mark to be given federal trademark law protection. Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Hallmark Dodge, Inc., W.D.Mo., 634 F.Supp. 990, 997. Generic marks are …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4generic mark or term — Within the purview of trademark law, this term means a lack of distinctiveness necessary for name or mark to be given federal trademark law protection. Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Hallmark Dodge, Inc., W.D.Mo., 634 F.Supp. 990, 997. Generic marks are …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5generic mark — or term Within the purview of trademark law, this term means a lack of distinctiveness necessary for name or mark to be given federal trademark law protection. Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Hallmark Dodge, Inc., W.D.Mo., 634 F.Supp. 990, 997. Generic… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6generic mark — or term Within the purview of trademark law, this term means a lack of distinctiveness necessary for name or mark to be given federal trademark law protection. Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Hallmark Dodge, Inc., W.D.Mo., 634 F.Supp. 990, 997. Generic… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7generic — or generic term [jə ner′ik] adj. [ML genericus: see GENUS & IC] 1. of, applied to, or referring to a whole kind, class, or group; inclusive or general 2. without a brand name 3. without individual character or distinctive characteristics 4 …

    English World dictionary

  • 8generic — ge|ner|ic [dʒıˈnerık] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: générique, from Latin genus; GENUS] 1.) relating to a whole group of things rather than to one thing generic term/name (for sth) ▪ Fine Arts is a generic term for …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9generic — ge|ner|ic [ dʒə nerık ] adjective * 1. ) FORMAL relating to or appropriate for a range or class of similar things: generic software, suitable for use with both Macs and PCs generic term/word/name: Hoover is often used as a generic term for all… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10generic */ — UK [dʒəˈnerɪk] / US adjective 1) formal relating to or suitable for a range or class of similar things generic software, suitable for use with both Macs and PCs generic term/word/name: Hoover is often used as a generic term for all vacuum… …

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