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The name "ping-pong" was in wide use before British manufacturer J. Jaques &
Son Ltd trademarked it in 1901.
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The name "ping-pong" then came to describe the game played using the rather
expensive Jaques's equipment, with other manufacturers calling it table tennis.
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A similar situation arose in the United States, where Jaques sold the rights to the
"ping-pong" name to Parker Brothers. Parker Brothers then enforced its
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