[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by HarryT

The Merriam-Webster dictionary disagrees with you:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...arks/crock-pot

As does the US Trademark database. Do a search for "crock-pot" at:

http://tmsearch.uspto.gov

I typed crockpot into that search, there wasn't one.
Now if you typed in Crock●Pot, that is the Rival trademark.
The author did not put in the trademarked one.
A crockpot (one word) is the term for any stoneware vessel to cook in.
You cannot trademark a generic term or description.

Yes, your search was correct for what you typed. What you typed and what I typed were two different words.

Oh and please tell me that you not all American french fries are like McDonalds fries.
Yes, I was actually told by someone in another country that because they are french fries all french fries must be identical.
It took 3 pages of posts to convince the person that no unlike your chips our french fries vary from restaurant to restaurant.
Again a generic term.

Now shall we see if the book we are arguing about is any good.