Billy opens a bicycle shop that sells an innovative new kind of bicycle.He decides to call the bicycles "Bicycles." Billy extensively markets his product,has a high sales volume and becomes well known for selling Bicycles.The term Bicycle
A)is automatically protected against trademark infringement.
B)receives no protection against trademark infringement.
C)can be registered as a trademark to obtain protection against trademark infringement.
D)can be registered as a certification mark.

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The term "Bicycle" is generic and cannot be protected as a trademark because it is a common name for the product itself. Generic terms are not eligible for trademark protection.

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