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> In my unprofessional opinion, the red cross should go the way of "tissue", "google", "coke", etc. It's too common, hasn't been enforced. You lose the exclusive right to it.

Was "tissue" ever a trademark? Did you mean "Kleenex"?

FWIW, "Kleenex", "Coke", and "Google", all still have their protected status. "Aspirin" was once a trademark (of Bayer?), but is no longer.

>>jp57+(OP)
Yeah, I meant Kleenex. There are more examples here. Some of these still hold protected status as you mentioned.

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-taser-xerox-brand-nam...