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For decades, whenever we suffer from a small scratch or bruise, the best way to heal it, has been to patch it up with a Band Aid. The trusty little medical aid band, that has been a friend to kids and adults alike has now been given a gorgeous transformation by the famous fashion designer, Cynthia Crowley, who has now turned these ordinary strips of [...]

We often forget that commonly used terms such as ‘Xerox’ or ‘Band-aid’ are not generic terms but are trademarked names. ‘Band-Aid’ was first invented, manufactured and sold by Johnson and Johnson way back in 1921 and it became highly popular house-hold name for medicated adhesives. Same is true about ‘Xerox’ which is essentially name [...]