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They also didn't adequately defend their brand though. You can prevent genericization if you make it clear that it's a brand, in which case it's only to your benefit that people are confused.
It's why the bandaid advertising jingle actually specifies the word "band-aid brand" because they're a hairs breadth away from becoming generic.