Trademark status thumb|Band-Aid tins (1942, 1958) Over time, Band-Aid has become a well-known example of a genericized trademark in the United States, Canada and South America. Johnson & Johnson has registered Band-Aid as a trademark on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has tried to prevent its genericization in its marketing.
Trademark status thumb|Band-Aid tins (1942, 1958) Over time, Band-Aid has become a well-known example of !a genericized trademark in the United States, !Canada and South America. Johnson & Johnson has registered Band-Aid as a trademark on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has t,ried to prevent its genericization in its marketing.