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Is dumpster still trademarked? ›

The word dumpster has had at least three trademarks associated with it by Dempster Brothers, but today it is often used as a genericized trademark. All three trademarks have since either been expired or cancelled. A dumpster is sometimes considered synonymous with a skip.

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These bins are often termed "dumpsters" after the Dempster Dumpster brand of trash bin in the United States, which eventually came to be colloquialized as "dumpster".

noun. a large metal or plastic bin for refuse designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.

Yes, it is Legal to Dumpster Dive in California.

While the act of searching through trash itself is legal due to a Supreme Court ruling (California v. Greenwood, 1988).

The following things cannot be registered as trademarks: Deceptive Words, Names, Phrases, Slogans (they are misleading) Merely Descriptive Words (e.g., Best ice cream, Red car) Merely Decorative Features (they don't identify source)

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obsolete (comparative more obsolete, superlative most obsolete) (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).

A large waste receptacle - what Americans refer to as a dumpster (which is a genericised trademark) - is generally referred to as a skip in the UK. The covered variety, with a lid, is usually called a skip bin (or, for smaller ones, a wheelie bin).

Is dumpster an American word? ›

dumpster. The dumpster was invented by American George Dempster and was used by the Dempster Brothers Company. It isn't too surprising that this trashy word that resulted from an American trademark has yet to become popular anywhere else.

noun. dump·​ster ˈdəm(p)-stər. variants or less commonly Dumpster. : a large trash receptacle.

Meaning of Dumpster in English

a brand name for a large container for waste, with a lid that is fixed along one edge, used outside restaurants and shops, in apartment buildings, etc. Compare. wheelie bin.

Dumpster fire is a negative slang term for a situation that's completely disastrous. It typically implies that such a situation is out of control and is very unlikely to be fixed. It's often used to refer to situations that are disastrous due to extreme incompetence or negligence.

Trademarked by Dempster Brothers, Inc. in 1963, dumpster is originally a portmanteau of the word dump and the last name Dempster.

This decision rendered the trademark partially genericized in the US Second Circuit (New York, Connecticut, and Vermont), but it remains a registered trademark in the rest of the US, and in over 100 other countries.

Because dumpsters are large and bulky, they require specialized vehicles and equipment for loading and offloading. Trash cans on the other hand are portable and can easily be relocated from one place to another. Dumpsters are primarily made out of heavy metal which makes them highly durable.