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.
Yea they don't want it genericized and lose their trademark it's the same reason xerox and kleenex get salty also and have spent lots of money trying to keep it from happening.
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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.