Did you know, everyday in the routine course of our lives, we probably would’ve used words which are trademarked, without even knowing it?
Here are 16 every day words which you probably didn’t know are trademarked.
Bubble Wrap®
Trademark registered: August 2, 1983
Owner: Sealed Air Corporation
Generic term: inflated cushioning; packing material
Jet Ski®
Trademark registered: May 27, 1986
Owner: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, LTD
Generic term: personal watercraft
Crock-Pot®
Trademark registered: February 8, 1972
Owner: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
Generic term: slow cooker
ChapStick®
Trademark registered: April 21, 2009
Owner: Wyeth LLC
Generic term: lip balm
Ping-Pong®
Trademark registered: June 9, 1931
Owner: SOP Services, Inc.
Generic term: table tennis
Popsicle®
Trademark registered: January 16, 2001
Owner: ConopCo, Inc.
Generic term: ice pop
Velcro®
Trademark registered: December 16, 1975
Owner: Velcro Industries
Generic term: hook-and-loop fastener
Band-Aid®
Trademark registered: January 13, 1925
Owner: Johnson & Johnson Corporation
Generic term: adhesive bandage
Google®
Trademark registered: January 20, 2004
Owner: Google Inc.
Generic term: Internet search engine
Realtor®
Trademark registered: January 10, 1950
Owner: National Association of Realtors Corporation
Generic term: real estate agent
Rollerblade®
Trademark registered: March 19, 1985
Owner: Tecnica Group S.P.A.
Generic term: inline skates
Super Hero
Trademark registered: March 14, 1967
Owner: DC Comics Partnership, Marvel Characters, Inc.
Generic term: superhero
Taser®
Trademark registered: April 1, 2008
Owner: Taser International, Inc.
Generic term: electroshock weapon
Vaseline®
Trademark registered: January 22, 2002
Owner: CONOPCO, Inc.
Generic term: petroleum jelly
Styrofoam®
Trademark registered: March 31, 1951
Owner: The Dow Chemical Company
Generic term: polystyrene foam
Onesies®
Trademark registered: March 19, 2002
Owner: Gerber Childrenswear LLC
Generic term: bodysuit
Which one of these words have you used today?