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Styrofoam insulation extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), owned and manufactured by DuPont. Styrofoam is a genericized trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and as a water barrier.
Trademark owned by Philips in the European Union and various other jurisdictions, but invalidated in the United States due to it being merely a descriptive term. [1] [2] [3] Aspirin Still a Bayer trademark name for acetylsalicylic acid in about 80 countries, including Canada and many countries in Europe, but declared generic in the U.S. [4] Catseye
See List of generic and genericized trademarks#List of frequently misused trademarks, which includes Styrofoam. Trademarks in this list are still registered as trademarks (except where noted), but are sometimes misused in a generic sense. The previous list contains former trademarks that no longer have legal status, while the following list ...
This page had been split from Genericized trademark, so some of the talk should probably be teleported as well.. There is a current recommendation to split this page further, but I disagree because there is such a fine line between the two concepts that it serves people better to have them on the same page, whether searching, contributing, or what have you.
A product feature that is functional ("essential to use or purpose of article" or "essential to use or purpose of article") cannot be trademarked if doing so would significantly disadvantage competitors (on non-reputation grounds); Color can be trademarked if it develops secondary meaning and serves no other function; Where color serves a ...
A styrophone is an acoustic device made from expanded polystyrene foam (often referred to by the genericized trademark Styrofoam). There are at least two varieties: an acoustic musical instrument; a type of loudspeaker
Expanded polystyrene, often termed Styrofoam, is a contributor of microplastics from both land and maritime activities. Polystyrene is not biodegradeable but is susceptible to photo-oxidation, and degrades slowly in the ocean as microplastic marine debris. Animals do not recognize polystyrene foam as an artificial material, may mistake it for ...
Styrofoam is a brand of insulation made from extruded polystyrene foam. Styrofoam may also refer to: "Styrofoam", a 2005 song by Daniel Powter from his album Daniel Powter; Styrofoam (musician) (born 1973), Belgian electronic music artist; Styrofoam, colloquial name for expanded polystyrene used in packaging and containers