Not really relevant to the present discussion, but:
On 2024-09-16 21:53, Marius Spix via Unicode wrote:
The difference is that the circled Wz makes no difference between registered
trademarks, unregistered trademarks and unregistered service marks.
It was only used by German dictionaries to avoid lawsuits, because generic terms
commonly used in colloquial language were added to the dictionary, for example:
Föhn (hair dryer), Pritt (glue stick), Tempo (tissues), Zewa (paper towels),
Edding (marker pen), Post-it (sticky note) or Pampers (diapers).
With respect to Föhn, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind says:
"The German word Föhn (pronounced the same way) also means 'hairdryer',
while the word Fön is a genericized trademark today owned by AEG."
Regards, Martin.
