"dick" > wrote:

> The biggest issue with the word Champagne is that if France
> really wants to protect that name---it needs to be registered
> and defended everywhere so that the name does not become
> classified as generic. Since the name is not descriptive it
> likely would be easily defended. Examples are Kleenex Brand
> Tissues...some refer to a tissue as Kleenex and that company
> defends their name so that it does not become generic.

There seems to be a minor difference between "some referring to a
tissue as a kleenex" and others labelling their tissues "kleenex",
don't you think so?

M.