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Generic

adj. 1. Common or descriptive, and thus not eligible for trademark protection; nonproprietary <a generic name>. 2. Not having a trademark or brand name <generic drugs>.

Genericalness

See GENERICNESS.

Genericness

n. The state or condition of being generic <an affirmative defense of genericness in a trademark suit>. - Also termed genericalness; genericism.

ejusdem generic

[Latin "of the same kind or class"] A canon of construction that when a general word or phrase follows a list of specific persons or things, the general word or phrase will be interpreted to include only persons or things of the same type as those listed. ( For example, in the phrase horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, or any other barnyard animal, the general language or any other barnyard animal - despite its seeming breadth - would probably be held to include only four-legged, hoofed mammals (and thus would exclude chickens). - Also spelled eiusdem generis. -Also termed ejusdem generis rule; Lord Tenterden's rule. Cf. EXPRESSIO UNIUS EST EXCLUSIO ALTERIUS; NOSCITUR A SOCIIS; RULE OF RANK.

generic drug

See DRUG.

generic drug.

A drug containing the active ingredient but not necessarily the same excipient substances (such as binders or capsules) as the pioneer drug marketed under a brand name. - Also termed copycat drug. See pioneer drug.

generic name

See GENERIC NAME.

generic term

See GENERIC NAME.

generic-drug law

A statute that allows pharmacists to substitute a generic drug for a brand-name drug under specified conditions. Most states have enacted generic-drug laws to ensure that less-expensive generic drugs are available to consumers.

genericide

Trademarks. The loss or cancellation of a trademark that no longer distinguishes the owner's product from others' products. 0 Genericide occurs when a trademark becomes such a household name that the consuming public begins to think of the mark not as a brand name but as a synonym for the product itself. Examples of trademarks that have been "killed" by genericide include aspirin and escalator.

genericism