Trademarks Used Generically

All of the terms below were (are) brand names that are sometimes used generically - that is, to identify all products of a certain type, regardless of whether the product was actually produced by the company that owns the brand name.
How many of these did you know?



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AstroTurf
Band Aid
Chapstick
Cola (from Coca Cola)
Cuisinart
Dixie Cups
Frisbee
Hacky Sack
Hi-lighter
Jacuzzi
Jeep
Jello
Kitty Litter
Kleenex
Ping Pong
Popsicle
Post-It Note
Q-Tip
Rollerblade
Scotch Tape
Styrofoam
Thermos
Walkman
Wiffle Ball
Xerox

Partial list taken from this site