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by 5555624 3366 days ago
It's been a few years since I looked at a print version of "Writer's Digest," but there would regularly be ads stating Kleenex was a brand name for facial tissue. A number of companies, like Xerox, would do the same thing to protect their trademarks.

As noted elsewhere, while the legal departments hate it, the marketing departments probably love it.