Kleenex

Kleenex
Logo used since 2024 with an updated color based on the 2020 logo.
A box of Kleenex facial tissues
Product typeFacial Tissue
OwnerKimberly-Clark
CountryUnited States
IntroducedJune 12, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-06-12)
MarketsWorldwide except Canada
Previous ownersInternational Cellucotton Products Company
Registered as a trademark inUSA
Websitehttps://kleenex.com

Kleenex is a brand name primarily known for their line of facial tissues. Often used informally as a genericized trademark for facial tissue,[1][2] Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark applied to products made in 78 countries.[citation needed] The brand has other paper products like napkins and toilet roll.

  1. ^ Gordon, Whitson (June 25, 2019). "How a Brand Name Becomes Generic". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "The "Lawyers of Kleenex" are taking a soft approach to the hard realities of genericide". Quartz. November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2024.