So what's the difference between ping pong and table tennis?
Well, the term table tennis had to be used by these associations because ping pong had already been registered as a trademark by the sports company John Jaques & Son in England.
Parker Brothers in the USA had also bought the rights from Jaques to use the name ping pong in the USA only.
These companies were promoting ping pong tournaments which only permitted their own equipment to be used and were threatening to take action against anybody who used their proprietary trademarked name of ping pong without specifying the use of their equipment.
The "Ping Pong Association" in England therefore decided that it was prudent to stop using this trademarked name forthwith and reformed themselves as the "Table Tennis Association" instead.
So, since that time, and particularly since the establishment of the ITTF in 1926, the modern game has been known as table tennis.
Well, the term table tennis had to be used by these associations because ping pong had already been registered as a trademark by the sports company John Jaques & Son in England.
Parker Brothers in the USA had also bought the rights from Jaques to use the name ping pong in the USA only.
These companies were promoting ping pong tournaments which only permitted their own equipment to be used and were threatening to take action against anybody who used their proprietary trademarked name of ping pong without specifying the use of their equipment.
The "Ping Pong Association" in England therefore decided that it was prudent to stop using this trademarked name forthwith and reformed themselves as the "Table Tennis Association" instead.
So, since that time, and particularly since the establishment of the ITTF in 1926, the modern game has been known as table tennis.
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