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Image: 4 panels organized in a rectangle following a sequential order like a comic strip. The first panel is of a man with a very serious face stating, "Hey man, got any diphenhydramine?" The second panel is a grainy picture of the actor Robert Downey Jr. with a slightly inquisitive face and saying, "What's that?" The third panel is an identical copy of the first image and saying, "Benadryl the allergy medicine." The fourth and final panel is a grainy picture of Bobby rolling his eyes and taking a deep breath.

Edit: Tony Start -> Robert Downey Jr. I didn't know that Tony Stark was a character Robert Downey Jr. played ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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[โ€“] joyjoy@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you use the brand name for everything, eventually it will become the generic name.

[โ€“] Chonnawonga@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tell that to the copyright lawyers

[โ€“] kyle@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

People have lost trademark rights because it's too ubiquitous.

Aspirin was literally the brand name by Bayer but lost it.

[โ€“] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Fun fact, Aspirin is still registered to Bayer in most of Europe

[โ€“] Chonnawonga@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

True, but that was literally a hundred years ago.