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by thekeywordgeek 5322 days ago
In their dreams.

My lexicographer and lawyer colleagues have faced this one many times. As I understand it once a trademark enters common usage as a verb it is safe for inclusion in the dictionary, as a noun it isn't.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/Hoover#m_en_gb03861... http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/google http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/photoshop