They are just salty because if “Lego” becomes a true noun, they won’t be able to trademark it anymore.
Just like Google is salty about “googling” becoming a verb.
I am not a lawyer, but I remember reading about this stuff, so I am like 70% confident it’s correct.
Coca-cola in the early days encouraged people to ask for the drink by its full name rather than shortening it to "Coke", which they knew was more apt to being genericised. But in the end they couldn't stop it so they gave in and started calling it Coke in their own advertising.
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u/nekoeuge Jul 30 '24
They are just salty because if “Lego” becomes a true noun, they won’t be able to trademark it anymore. Just like Google is salty about “googling” becoming a verb. I am not a lawyer, but I remember reading about this stuff, so I am like 70% confident it’s correct.