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The contents of the Magic Tape page were merged into Scotch Tape. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

The contents of the Magic Tape page were merged into Scotch Tape on 6 August 2018. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

I have removed:

Use of the term 'Scotch' in the name has a rather pejorative origin. Whilst testing, the tape came loose because it was not fully coated with adhesive. A remark was made that the stingy Scotch bosses need to put more adhesive on it - the name has "stuck" ever since.

This type of information/rumor should not be in the article unless it has a reliable source. -SCEhardT 01:07, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is pretty much verified by 3M themselves at [1]. Ardric47 00:23, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've added it back. Thanks for finding a source! -SCEhardT 02:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I removed "it also helps shut people up." some dumb kid was probably trying to be funny —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.1.11.179 (talk) 04:30, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone know what is the pattern of the tartan used to advertise Scotch Tape? Or is it just a generic "plaid" pattern? --WhiteDragon 21:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

At least in Canada, I've heard the term Scotch tape to describe any tape that is transparent.

24.83.78.207 22:32, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that the term 'Scotch' was derived from the fact that Cox's glue works in Gorgie, Edinburgh invented the concept of adhesive tape in the 19th century and that the idea was exported worldwide. I refer to Malcolm Cant's book 'Gorgie and Dalry', which makes mention of early products manufactured by Cox's glue works, including Liquid Scotch Glue, Long Scotch glue etc.

you should put in a something you know so us brits can type in its actual name —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luke12345abcd (talk • contribs) 21:36, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I made a redirect at sellatape, though to the generic article. -SCEhardT 13:46, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Massive fail, it's spelled 'sellotape'.82.29.105.166 (talk) 18:48, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Scotch brand tape can be any of several hundred different tapes. It is ambiguous to refer to "Scotch tape" because it can have so many different meanings. Grantmidnight (talk) 17:31, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have deleted the uncited section about some sort of Scotch Tape Test. Which (of many) Scotch band tapes? There is lot-to-lot variation of all types of tape: How was the test tape calibrated and controlled? etc. Several people have tried to use psa tapes in laboratory tests but usually have too much test variation. Grantmidnight (talk) 18:02, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

I would like to suggest an edit to this article in order to improve the accuracy and the citations. In the interest of transparency, I would like to disclose that I am a lawyer representing 3M Company in trademark matters and this contribution is made on its behalf. See WP:SCOIC.

Currently, the article states that “Although it is a trademark and a brand name, Scotch tape is sometimes used as a generic term.[citation needed]” As you can see, there is no citation supporting the statement that “Scotch” is used as a generic term.

I would propose changing the sentence to read: “Although Scotch tape is sometimes used in a representative sense to refer to transparent home and office tape generally, Scotch is a trademark and brand name for tape that has been recognized by many as famous in the U.S. and elsewhere.” In support of this proposition, I have included citations to unbiased third-party sources which have discussed the fame and strength of the trademark “Scotch.” This sentence still recognizes that some may use the trademark in a representative sense (as the article currently does) but provides additional support from unbiased third-party sources regarding the fame and strength of the trademark. Given the current statement has no support and this additional statement includes substantial support, I believe the revised statement is more helpful for users.

See Slater, Dashka (July 18, 2014). "Who Made That Scotch Tape?". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 5, 2018. . . . Scotch tape, the now-famous brand . . . .. "Scotch Tape (1930)". The Plastics Distributor & Fabricator Magazine. Plastics Distributor & Fabricator Magazine. Retrieved February 5, 2018. Marketed as Scotch Tape, this was the first in 3M's line of famous Scotch Brand Adhesive Products. Gaughan, Patrick (2005). Mergers: What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent It. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 93. ISBN 0471727326. . . .3M may be better known to consumers for its famous Scotch tape . . .. Savitz, Andrew (2014). The Triple Bottom Line: How Today’s Best-Run Companies are Achieving Economic, Social, and Environmental Success – and How You Can Too. Jossey-Bass. The famous Scotch brand tape is now made using water-based . . .adhesives. Dollemore, Doug. "Scotch Transparent Tape – National Historic Chemical Landmark". American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your assistance. Alex PB (talk) 20:56, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 No action. As it involves what some would consider a legal definition, the best references to use for this claim would be citations of court case rulings, as was done in a similar situation at the Post-it note article. Regards, Spintendo ᔦᔭ 02:56, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Scotch Tape → Scotch tape – The brand trademark is just "Scotch", while "tape" is just a description of what kind of product it is. The company that makes this always puts the registered trademark symbol "®" next to "Scotch", not after "Tape". The company also tends to often put a collection of other words between the "Scotch" and the "Tape", and often overcaps everything with title case (as in "Scotch Brand Tape" and "Scotch Magic Tape" and "Scotch Masking Tape" and "Scotch Heavy Duty Packaging Tape"), but the capitalization of "tape" isn't always practiced by other sources, per this Ngrams comparison, which shows "Scotch tape" is the most common form. Ngrams for usage in longer phrases are shown here, here, and here. The logo has "Scotch" as a single-word logo very separate from the product type description on the labels. Similarly, "Magic" is also a trademark in this context and consistently has a trademark symbol "™" next to it, but the product is simply the Scotch brand of tape, and the "Scotch" is the only trademarked part of it, so this is sort of like "Ford automobile" or "Remington rifle" or "Rolex watch". The brand is simply "Scotch". —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 22:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support per MOS:TMRULES. Theparties (talk) 23:25, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Which part of MOS:TMRULES would that be? Andy Dingley (talk) 23:45, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• • use: Police in Miami confiscated 25 stolen Rolex watches. Theparties (talk) 01:53, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support move - I have been told in rms that we use sentence case here at Wikipedia, so unless something is about 90% capitalized in the outside world we don't capitalize it here. ngrams are a weak source but a source... they rely on books in Google's database and miss many magazines, and most news entries. Capitalization is probably about 50/50 in what I see in every-day usage. That's not good enough to override Wikipedia. And the poster is correct that you can't use Scotch as a source because most often they capitalize everything. I see "Scotch Magic Tape, 100s of Uses" or "Scotch Shipping Packaging Tape, Heavy Duty" on their packaging. Fyunck(click) (talk) 23:30, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per MOS:TMRULES, Capitalize trademarks, like proper names.

  'Scotch Tape' is the registered trade mark. So is 'Scotch'. If this article is about generic adhesive tapes, then it should avoid the trademark and should not genericise it. But the article is about the specific history of the branded Scotch Tapes from 3M. Andy Dingley (talk) 23:45, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Per the wikipedia article on trademarks it is actually "Scotch brand cellophane tape." Fyunck(click) (talk) 00:03, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – I searched the uspto's trademark database to verify that there's no trademark "Scotch Tape". Dicklyon (talk) 00:38, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. I agree with the conclusion that the brand is Scotch. Adumbrativus (talk) 01:29, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per above. Reflexive fans/defenders of over-capitalization need to actually do their research instead of asserting their misperceptions or wishful thinking as if fact. People having a tendency to say "Scotch tape" does not magically make it a trademark. "Scotch" (in the trade category of office products) is the trademark. Hardly the first time this has happened.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  21:53, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Per WP:NCCAPS and MOS:CAPS Scotch is the trade mark not Scotch Tape as also seen in ngrams, tape is not consistently capped. Cinderella157 (talk) 23:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per TM TiggerJay (talk) 07:46, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]