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by dodgemustang 2883 days ago
A weber is a popular term for a grill in Australia.

Though it is a golden egg for any company to get their brand name to be associated as the name of the thing. Which is pretty American.

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> Though it is a golden egg for any company to get their brand name to be associated as the name of the thing.

It can backfire, though. When your brand name becomes a generic term for a type of product, it can invalidate your trademark. I did not even know Thermos was an actual company until I was ~20 years old.