Escalator. Thermos. Videotape. All began as trademarked names, but eventually lost that status once they became used generically for similar products.
San Diego lawyer Richard Wirtz said the same should be true for Google, one of the world’s most powerful brands, now that so many people say “google” when they mean “search the internet” regardless of search engine.
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