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proprietary eponym
Noun
Japanese Meaning
特定の企業が所有する商標が、もともとは特定のブランド製品を指すものだったが、その名称が一般的な商品カテゴリーを表す言葉として広く使われる現象や、そのような商標自体を指す。 / 商標としての独占的権利は保持されているが、日常会話などで一般名詞のように利用されるケースを表現する。
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A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.
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proprietary eponym
The company's proprietary eponym has become so ubiquitous that people use it to refer to the entire product category, even though the firm still rigorously enforces its trademark rights.
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The company's proprietary eponym has become so ubiquitous that people use it to refer to the entire product category, even though the firm still rigorously enforces its trademark rights.
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